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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."

Monday, 7 May 2012

1st week online only...a giant F I am afraid!

So this was my first week as an online only member and I am afraid the overall result is a giant F for fail. Now, before I start being too hard on myself I want to make people aware that I am aware of the following things:
1. Overall I am still much slimmer than what I was.
2. I have stopped smoking which is taking its toll emotionally and psychologically.
3. My stomach is all over the place as a result of the anti-smoking pills...I didn't go to the toilet for a while, have terrible wind and am still very irregular. I know this is not a pleasant discussion, but non-the-less important when considering weight loss.

So, I know all of this I do. I also know that this week I have not tracked, I have ate a lot of chocolate and cheese. Yes, I also did 2 runs, a 40min zumba and pole dancing, but I knew I would put on.

What I didn't expect to put on was 4 f**king pounds! Excuse the expletive but I am so genuinely devastated about this gain. I feel like I have taken a massive  leap in the opposite direction. 4lbs is a lot of weight to gain, in a week!! I only gained 5lbs over a fortnight in bloomin' Thailand.

So overall, annoyed, gutted, frustrated, pee-d off, sore, down-todden and needing a sever kick up the backside...something that only i can do.


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