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More thin celebrity obsession problems
| Sat, 08-21-2004 - 7:10pm |
I think I might have posted here before about how jealous I was of Mary-Kate Olsen because of how thin she is and because of all the attention that she's getting. I'm still constantly searching for new information and pictures of her, but I'm also starting to look up tons of information about Carly Patterson, the gymnast. I don't think that she's super thin, but she's in great shape, and I'm jealous of her personality and her accomplishments. Sometimes I feel like I just need to never watch TV or read newspapers again, you know?

I realize you already know this, but the best thing you can do is NOT look at pictures of actresses or models that are TOO thin. There is absolutely nothing attractive about Mary-Kate and there is so much more to life than looking like a skeleton.
I used to get fitness magazines because I lift weights and it would just depress me to see all the muscular, lean models with their seemingly perfect bodies. Eventually I stopped buying them until I was able to not let that affect me anymore. Try to focus on being healthy - a healthy body is a lean and beautiful body by default.
Love & hugs, Kristina
The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.
Love & hugs, Kristina
97% of regular women absolutely cannot be the same size as celebrities or models without starving themselves. there are very, very few women whose genetic makeup allows them to be that thin naturally. the rest are not accomplishing that look naturally.
to me, the photos of celebrities and models are all smoke and mirrors. maybe one or two of them are supposed to look that way, it's just natural for them. the rest accomplish it with severe dieting, smoking, drugs, professional makeup artists, airbrushing and other digital image manipulations, and professional fitness trainers. i either don't have access to those things, or understand that the other things can kill me. i'd rather work on feeling ok about myself, however i end up looking when i'm healthy.
we all have a better shot at learning to feel good about our natural selves than at getting thin enough to be "happy." it is pretty useless to find and look at those pictures and stories if they're triggering you toward feelings of jealousy and self-hatred.