There are some things in life that annoy me; ignorance, people playing their music loudly on their headphones, mushrooms, but the one thing that annoys me more than any of that is diets and dieting, or rather people's obsession with all things weight. Don't get me wrong I would love to be a few pounds lighter (and a few inches taller if we're wishing for things) but talking about it won't make it happen. There is nothing more boring in this world than listening to someone talking about diet plans. I would honestly rather watch paint dry, at least you could get high from the fumes and have some peace and quiet.
I know this is a sensitive subject and this is obviously only my view on it, but recently this has been on my mind a lot. Part of the reason for that is because of someone I work with who is thin, unhealthily so. She is great, so helpful and good at her job but it makes me so sad just looking at her because she is so unwell and that is all I can see. As confident and charming (read: bitchy and outspoken) as I am, I'm not immune from insecurities, especially during "bikini season". Plus I work in fashion where your perspective can become skewed. So I do understand the theory of wanting to be slim but the reality is something I will never get. To me the most sensible thing to do if you want to slim down is to eat less and exercise more. Drinking diet drinks, depriving your body of things you want won't work in the long run because the more you forbid something the more you crave it.
I am not saying this from a preachy point of view, trust me I am not a size zero or too far the other way in case you are thinking I'm typing this from the comfort of my lazy boy whilst sitting on my 24 stone arse. I drink more red wine than is healthy considering one bottle of wine is over my recommended calorie allowance for one day, but I would rather do that than not. If my option was one glass of wine or two glasses of gin and slimline tonic, I'll go for the wine every time (and I love me a G&T). Nothing is likely to piss me off faster than going for dinner and knowing that the people I am with are not reading the menu to see what they'd like for supper but reading it to see which option has the least fat/calories. If you are worried, bring your own food from home like some knobby celebrity or just don't go out for dinner.
I suppose the reason this bothers me so much, is thin isn't always beautiful. There is a difference between thin and slim. Thin is when you are almost unhealthy, when you look like a good meal would make a difference to you. There are slim girls who are gorgeous, Keira Knightly, Alexa Chung, Kate Bosworth, to name a few, but there are also normal size girls with boobs and hips who are equally as stunning. When Beyonce played Glastonbury I went from kind of liking her (and trying to do her booty shake when drunk) to being in proper awe of her. To be able to dance and sing live for 90mins, with only a 5 minute break is amazing. Your body has to be a machine, a healthy machine. So it is possible to be "curvy" (I hate that word) and still look awesome. (I am not stupid I know Beyonce and these other women are curvy in celeb world but slim in the real world.)
Three women, Beyonce, Samara Weaving and Sophia Bush, all gorgeous, all have awesome figures that are slim without being thin or unhealthy. Goes to show it is possible.
Also all of this can apply to men too but if I start on about that I'll be here all day.
Disclaimer: all images are not mine
There are some things in life that annoy me; ignorance, people playing their music loudly on their headphones, mushrooms, but the one thing that annoys me more than any of that is diets and dieting, or rather people's obsession with all things weight. Don't get me wrong I would love to be a few pounds lighter (and a few inches taller if we're wishing for things) but talking about it won't make it happen. There is nothing more boring in this world than listening to someone talking about diet plans. I would honestly rather watch paint dry, at least you could get high from the fumes and have some peace and quiet.
Three women, Beyonce, Samara Weaving and Sophia Bush, all gorgeous, all have awesome figures that are slim without being thin or unhealthy. Goes to show it is possible.
Images with thanks to google.com
