- A client of mine who is a handsome, bright, and kind college male told me that he fears becoming fat because he believes no one will like him. (I reminded him that Santa is quite popular.)
- Ashton Kutcher was quoted as saying"If the fat people gave the skinny people more food we could just eat ... we could solve obesity and hunger at the same time". Brilliant!?! God help Demi Moore if she ever gains weight!
- I read a quote from Susan Wooley, PhD, Past President, American Academy for Eating Disorders stating "If shame could cure obesity there wouldn't be a fat women in the world" How true. I thought of my client who has dieted to a weight of over 300 pounds. She cried tears of shame as she recounted her past diet failures. I assured her that it is the diet industry that should be ashamed.
- Several sources report that young girls in our country are more afraid of becoming fat than they are of nuclear war, cancer or losing their parents
- Many magazines have taken polls that show most women would rather lose IQ points or one of their limbs than become fat.
Let's be a part of changing these conversations.
On the other hand ... what positive conversations, articles, quotes, etc. have you been privy to lately. Please share! We can encourage each other!
Very timely post, Reba. Did anyone watch the Today show this morning? Matt Lauer interviewed plus-sized model Lizzi Miller and Glamour magazine editor-in-chief Cindi Leive about this picture: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2009/08/on-the-cl-the-picture-you-cant.html
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the post, Leive invites her readers (us!) to tell her what kind of images they would like to see in Glamour. Let's tell her -- leave your comment on her post.