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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."

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Small knockback but moving on!

Ok so after a pretty bad week, coupled with it being THAT week, I put on 1lb. Not ideal, 1lb of fat is quite a lot (well when it comes off its huge) and I usually bluff a STS when I am naughty. Obviously too naughty this week!

But I won't let it hold me back. Because once again I have proved to myself that when I don't stick with the plan I put on weight, and when I do stick to the plan I lose. Pretty simple really!

So this week, despite relocating to my parents whilst essential car maintenance is done, and a night out planned with the gang, I will stick to this plan. I want another 2lb lose!

Also, my cheeky pound on means I've been bumped back upto 27pps a day! Woop! an extra choccie for me!

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