#EffYourBeautyStandards

I'm sorry, but no.



http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/fashion/plus-size-model-behind-supernumbereffyourbeautystandards-is-helping-all-women-feel-sexy/ss-AA8Db3H?ocid=DELLDHP#image=1

Post-pregnancy Perfection

I stumbled upon this article from January

and was shocked by the comments people left on this poor girl's photo.

Pure jealousy - that's for sure.

But still, its so sad to me that our society worships tiny actresses&models

yet hates on them at the same time...

it's a lose-lose.

You're either tiny&perfect yet judged for being "too tiny"

or your fat&unhealthy yet judged for not being "tiny enough."

Why does anyone care what this mother's body looks like?

I know that I post a lot about actresses&musicians

and comment mostly on their appearances

(I mean, come on, you all know this is basically a thinspo blog...)

but I also don't really care if people want to be fatORskinny

as long as they're happy&healthy.

My goodness, the audacity of people to post negative comments

on a woman's progress post-birth is disgusting.

Also, I'd like to point out that her caption mentioned

how hard she's been working out to get this body back...

so it's not like she's even promoting an unhealthy lifestyle!

http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/26/mom-gets-shamed-instagram-bikini-selfie?cmpid=tp-fb

DUthinF

The DUFF Cast

It's pretty silly that the main character, Mae Whitman,

is supposed to be fat, but isn't fat at all.

(though there were times during Parenthood when she didn't look so hot...)

But I still think its the perfect role for her.

Mae plays that angsty outcast wonderfully.

When I saw the first preview, I couldn't place Bella Thorne, though

...then I realized she played Adam Sandler's daughter in Blended

(and incredibly stupid yet embarrassingly laughable comedy with Drew Barrymore)

and I remembered how much I admired her thin frame after her "makeover."

The DUFF is definitely a flic full of beautiful&thinspirational people

and, if you haven't read the book: you should.

After her "makeover" in Blended

While shooting The DUFF

 



Undie Run

I realize the run is for charity,

but if I was that girl by the "in"

I'd be pissed that I looked like that on the internet...



Grammy Thin

I can't say I'm a huge fan of Ariana Grande

...not because I have anything against her,

I just don't listen to a lot of current pop music.

But, if I had to pick the most adorable&thinnest musician

(besides Miley, of course)

on the 57th Grammy Red Carpet last night

it would certainly be Ariana.

Some tweets I saw during the show really accentuated her tiny shoulders.

I mean, she is an itty-bitty person in general...

I remember how small she looked during the VS Fashion Show,

and, even though I was pretty thin when I was 21, too

I'm really motivated to work out my fat arms now.

(haha)

Thankfully, some of my least favorite people looked terrible...

Beyoncé&KimK looked average&old.

And those who tend to always look wonderful did:

like Taylor&Rihana&Gwen.

It's always thinspiration to see celebs all-dolled-up.

Simply flawless

Ariana looking adorable with Big Sean

Miley's dress was perfect

Body Check

I follow this person on Instagram.

I admire her confidence to body check...

I would never post a photo of my body for everyone to see.

(unless I was feeling exceptionally small)

Maybe if I did, I would realize how much I have to lose.

She looks good, though.

Hm.

Blown Up Balloon

This friend from college popped up on my newsfeed the other day

and I couldn't help noticing that she's blown up like a balloon!

It's so sad!

It's not like she was ever super tiny,

but she's definitely getting bigger&bigger.

I hope when people see me on facebook

they only think I still look small...

Alison Thickens

Sadly, one of the Pretty Little Liars

is not thin or getting any thinner...

the one who is supposed to be beautiful&popular

Alison, played by Sasha Pieterse,

continues to get thicker&zittier

with each passing episode.

I thought for sure she was pregnant,

but she's only 19 and I highly doubt that's the case.

I think her "softness" is genetic

and she's too young to have gained a handle on her body yet.

But, I'd like to know: where are all the trainers&chefs

she could hire with all the money she's making???



Anna Thin

I wish I could describe myself as "very small."

I know she's referring to her height, too,

but in general - she has a tiny body.

I was reading a blog with thinspo movie suggestions

and a lot of people commented that Pitch Perfect is

...I never really noticed, but I can totally see it.

I find it kind of ironic that their are so many movements toward

- accepting your body as it is -

- celebrating your average body -

- embracing your curves -

yet celebrities just get smaller&smaller

and the stories we try to relate to in movies

are acted out by frail actresses that we shouldn't aspire to be.

I'll be watching Pitch Perfect 2 for sure

...and probably fasting that day.

MonoThin

I need mono.

One of my college girlfriends has been sick

...for like a month...

and finally found out that it's mono.

I felt bad

but mostly I felt jealous

of all the weight she'll lose.

Maid Legs

I'm the maid-of-honor in my best friend's wedding next year.

This is her cousin - the bridesmaid who will stand next to me.

Fuck me.

She's such a stick.

I'm going to look like a blob.

I must behave myself.

I will say, though, that my dress size is smaller than hers.

I measured an inch smaller in the waist

(probably because she's a straight-edged stick)

but my legs are obviously fat compared to hers

and these dresses are short, so the difference will show.

Time for some intense leg slimming&toning.

Mindy Weight

2004 Mindy vs. 2014 Mindy

So, I'm a huge fan of the Office and a big fan of the Mindy Project

(which is on tonight at 8:30c)

and I decided this week to start the Office at season 1 again

(for probably the 5th time)

and Mindy Kaling's look in the 1st season totally shocked me.

First of all, she was much darker

- not that that matters, but her skin is noticeably lighter now -

and thinner.

I find the weight-part very interesting because

(if you've ever watched the Mindy Project)

you know that she jokes about her weight&overeating&lackofexercise

and is portrayed as a very curvy, almost unhealthy doctor.

Now, I don't think she's actually a big girl at all.

(I mean, she's not thin by any means)

But I kind of feel like she's put on weight or trying to look bigger

just for the sake of the show&jokes.

Biggest Picture

One of my best college girlfriends

has been using spinning&swimming and Weight Watchers

to lose the weight she gained after moving home from college.

She looks amazing!

And at lunch on Thursday afternoon

we were discussing how easy it is to gain without noticing.

We were talking about when we'd been at our "biggest"

and I can picture so clearly the exact day I think

I was the biggest I've ever been.

I had a day off from work and I did some shopping.

I wore a loose dress that I'd always worn with a belt,

but I let it fall sloppily around my chubby body.

I threw on accessories

- scarves&bracelets&layers -

to distract from how big my body looked.

My face was bloated&round

...even big sunglasses couldn't cover my sweaty cheeks.

I took pictures with some of the displays I liked.

(obviously not completely aware of how disgusting I looked)

Now I can look back on them

and remind myself never to look like that again.

TriggerTuesday

Triggers are wild.

Last night I had martinis with my coworker

and she was telling me about how skinny her daughter is.

I asked if this was something was concerned about

and she told me about her daughter's high school ED.

She's starting her senior year in college

and is dating a man her sisters don't approve of

and has apparently lost a significant amount of weight.

I've been following proana instagram profiles

and I was recently fitted for 2 bridesmaid dresses

but hearing about my coworkers daughter

and her probable rekindling with her ED

motivated me to get my shit together again.

Starting now: I will be thin.

her daughter at high school homecoming



Black&Whites

i often think this about our lack of sex

i'd rather have all my clothes hang off my bones

i've gotten on the scale once - it sucked

Marathon Belly

It's my last week before my half marathon

so I figured I'd display a college fling's current body.

His belly is the floppy&bare one.

Oy.

And this photo was taken after he ran a marathon.

I guess that's proof that running doesn't make one skinny

though it has definitely helped my quite a bit.

Body Lately

Figured I should "show off" my current body with a few snaps from the recent month.

I say "show off" because it's nothing noteworthy

and "show off" is the only phrase I can think off to display my current state.

A state that is soft&flabby with lovehandles&innerthighbulges.

I haven't really weighed myself all year... but I'm sure I'm still in the 125-130lb range

and at 5'3" ...that's way too big.

I dunno, I just feel like I haven't cracked down enough.

Sure, I run, but I don't balance that out with a perfect diet

meaning I'm not getting all the results I want and it's really stupid of me.

Maybe now that the 4th of July holiday is over

(and I did really well not falling off the wagon all weekend)

I'll be motivated to eat perfect till the half marathon then little/nothing on vacation.

Fingers crossed. Mind set.

Unnecessary Problem

I'm in a girlfriend's wedding this fall and at lunch this past weekend

she informed me that both her shower&wedding dresses don't fit anymore!

She's gained 25lbs since purchasing them and needs to drop it before fittings in August.

Oy.

Sadly, she's one friend I really don't believe will succeed.

She's the only person I know who ran out and tried taco bell breakfast.

And she posted about how much she wanted to try a mac-n-cheese topped hotdog!

Disgusting.

I hope for her sake she can get it together,

but some people just have horrible eating habits and even the need is dire

- like fitting into a wedding dress -

the success is just impossible based on mindset.

Step 1 to fitting into a wedding dress: stop eating shit



Fatty-Free Bench

I can't remember where I found this picture, but I thought it was wild.
I can't lie, most fat people honestly appall me.
When I see someone in a motorized scooter at the store
carting themselves around purely because they're gigantic
I want to break the scooter.
Or - most angering - are huge parents with huge children.
Not nice.
Needless to say: I dig this bench.
And I always wanted a park created in my honor upon my death.

Rules of Chub

I watched Rules of Engagement (a pretty funny show) on Netflix last fall and scheduled this post but never posted it. Here it is. I do remember thinking Bianca Kajlich got chubby throughout the course of the show. Maybe it's because her imdb bio says her first marriage was ending around that time? I can definitely relate to a failing relationship affecting my body.

“How’s Jennifer’s diet going?” - Russel

“Not good. This morning I caught her eating a

hot chocolate packet&butter.” - Jeff

Rules of Engagement S4E6

I could never say that she's fat,

but she's definitely not tiny...

especially not in season 4.

I still like the show, though.