Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Does skinny taste good?

I checked (wasted time on) Pinterest the other day and found the Kate Moss quote at right. I pinned it, adding "this is stupid" beneath the photo. In my mind, it promotes being skinny. That no matter how good something tastes, it's still not worth eating because it'll make you fat, and that the ultimate goal is to be skinny—I really can't see this as good. Food tastes good, as it should, but we can't pass on certain versions of it just to feel skinny. Food is our fuel, food isn't what makes us fat or unhealthy.

The decisions we make in relationship to the foods we choose to eat can wreak havoc on our waistlines. So if you're passing on food, it should be purely because it's not really the type of food you need to be eating. Not because if you eat it, you might get fat. That's too black an white because not eating, after all, is not the solution. Healthy eating is, and healthy eating can taste really damn good.

Now, let's be completely honest and true—it really isn't about being skinny. Remember the whole "skinny fat" theory? There's definitely a bit of truth to it. So it's about being healthy, active and conscious of the relationship you have with your own body because if it's a healthy relationship, it's a beautiful body. Even if it's bigger than someone else's body.

At least that's what I think about the image above.

Question: What do you think?


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