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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, 30 July 2013

This weeks result...its a loss!

Well yesterday was my first weigh in after getting my act together and really pushing through on the diet and exercise front. I'm not following a plan or anything, I've tried and failed too many times at those I just decided to use my knowledge and be as physically healthy as I could and see what happened.

I have had either eggs or oats from breakfast, fruit and yogurt for snacks, pasta for lunch and no-carb (or as close as I can get) dinners. I exercised hard, even tried lifting weights (my arms are still killing me four days after).

And the result....A LOSS! A Huge Loss!! 2 pounds and 10 ounces!!

Turns out the point numbers on my scales are ounces, I never realised. HaHa!

I am so proud of myself, its made the effort, the planning, the pain, the TEARS, worth it. If I can keep up this progress I will be more than happy! I'm keeping a positive mantra: Pain is Gain, Go Hard or Go Home, and that working for today means a better body tomorrow. I've filled my istagram, facebook and twitter feeds full of positive messages and photos, recipes and ideas for change. I've even been looking at fantasy ballgowns, which if I ever make it to a size 10 I'm buying, just because I can!!

Next week's goal - 2 pounds and 6 ounces - which would take me up to a total 5 pounds in 2 weeks!

Come On!!!!
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