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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."

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Weight Watcher Breaking News!!!

Hello and welcome to this special addition of WeightWatchers news! We interrupt your normal broadcasting schedule to bring you news of an exciting new development in the Coylton branch on WeightWatchers, where it has just been announced that there is a new member of the team.

Miss Sarah Claire Conway (pictured) has been headhunted by leader Lee Hart for a place on her team, and sources say that the 25 year old weightwatcher has just accepted the contract!

"Sarah was a good candidate for the post", insider sources claim, "she is an outgoing and strong personality who comes across as friendly and approachable".

Although fairly new to the Coylton branch Sarah has been following the WeightWatchers plan for almost a year now, with mixed results. "Sarah has lost 1st so far, but recently she has fallen by the wayside a little, she gets frustrated when she doesn't see results quick enough and has had to overcome a number of challenges recently", reports a close friend.

The veteran WeightWatcher has remained at a steady weight for some time now, however she claims she still has almost 2 stone to lose before she gets to goal. Sarah has had to recently move from home (and her mother's cooking), setting up in rural East Ayrshire, to begin her new career. This has resulted in Sarah having to learn how to buy and cook plan friendly foods, work exercise into her new Mon-Fri 9-5 regime, negotiate the new found freedom of not working weekends and adjust to a new class with a new leader. But our insider source reports Sarah has settled in quickly:

"Sarah has always been chatty and bubbly in class, she always gives other members ideas and will contribute to all discussion topics." Although Sarah's weight loss may have stagnated recently, her close friends say that this may be the new motivation Sarah needs.

"Minutes after accepting the offer Sarah has facebooked and tweeted about it. She declared how excited she was, but also how nervous and she knows others will be looking to her for inspiration and advice."

Miss Conway was unavailable for comment today, following work, a trip to Asda, dinner (mushroom risotto!) and a 45min Zumba session. We'll hopefully bring you more on this story tomorrow, when we will be reporting live from Coylton WeightWatchers, to see how Sarah gets on with her 1st day.

Next, a story on how the online blogging community at weightwatchers.co.uk can make a big difference to your morale and motivation during your weight loss journey.

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