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The Beauty Myth

The Beauty Myth is a nonfiction book by Naomi Wolf which argues that as women have become more powerful in society the standards of physical appearance have also grown.

Wolf believes that "beauty" is a societal construct:

"The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more strictly and heavily and cruelly images of female beauty have come to weigh upon us... during the past decade, women breached the power structure; meanwhile, eating disorders rose exponentially and cosmetic surgery became the fastest-growing specialty... pornography became the main media category, ahead of legitimate films and records combined, and thirty-three thousand American women told researchers that they would rather lose ten to fifteen pounds than achieve any other goal...More women have more money and power and scope and legal recognition than we have ever had before; but in terms of how we feel about ourselves physically, we may actually be worse off than our unliberated grandmothers."

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Holiday Time :D

Well, I STS this week, at exactly the weight I wanted to be at for my holiday (5 days!!! ECK!!!) I still have a long way to go - but the compliments I have been getting have been amazing. The exercise is obviously paying off - because the difference in my arms, shoulders, chin (yes - only 1 chin) and face!

Check out my photo - see what you think - there is exactly one year between those photos - and my weight has fluctuated immensely between them. But to date on this WW attempt I am bragging a loss of 1 stone! Slow, sometimes painful, progress, hindered by an under active thyroid and a weakness for cheese and alcohol (although surprisingly never at the same time!).

But I have a brighter horizon now - literally - Thailand in 5 DAYS! Uber excited! I am nervous about destroying all my hard work so far, but this isn't a lie-on-the-beach-all-day-get-steamin'-every-night kinda holiday. We are going shopping, trekking, white water rafting, to see shows, to walk and visit places. A year ago - 6 months ago even - the idea of a 3 day jungle trek would have struck fear into my heart! Now, I cannot WAIT to try it out!!

And most of all - I am looking forward to holiday were I can capture the great, funny, beautiful moments and memories on camera - and not burst into tears when I look at them later!


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