My take on curvy vs. skinny

When it comes to women, I wonder, why do some people consider "curvy" as fat? It's something that I don't quite understand. To me, a women should have curves...it's sexy, and it's beautiful. Someone recently told me that she believed that Kim Kardashian and the rest of the Kardashian girls are all fat. She also said that Michelle Obama was a big fat woman. Really?! I have to disagree 100%. To me, Kim Kardashian has an UNBELIEVABLE and GORGEOUS body! To me, she embodies sexiness! Yes, I know, her rear end may be larger than most but it IS NOT FAT! She has a healthy, gorgeous body.

And Michelle Obama?! Yes, she's a tall woman...but she is so beautiful! And she's got an amazing body! When asked about how she got her body back after giving birth, she told Barbara Walters that she used to get up every morning at 4:45am and go to the gym. She did this because she knew that her baby would wake up at 5am...and this way, Barack would have to get up and feed the baby! I thought that was pretty funny!

So, if people believe that curvy women are fat, than what looks good? Skinny, boney women with no curves and no breasts? It's called anorexic and it's not pretty at all! I understand this is my opinion but I believe that women should look like women...not little girls. In fact, besides the fact that it looks awful, IT IS AWFUL for your body! Your hair becomes stringy and dried out and it even falls out! Your body doesn't ovulate on a regular basis and you become infertile. Your heart develops irregular heart beats...and overtime, can lead to heart failure. Your skin becomes rough and scaly...you get major gastrointestinal problems as well. And these are all just a few of the horrible things that happen to your body. So WHY is THIS what some women strive to be?! IT IS NOT PRETTY!

The media definitely puts out this "image" that women need to be skinny and petite...and I don't think that is fair what so ever to all of the young women growing up in our society today. What are we imbedding into their growing and VERY impressionable minds?! Essentially, we are telling them to not eat and to be as skinny as possible, and if they are not, they won't be attractive and pretty. This needs to stop! We need more role models for these young women. What happened to the days when Marilyn Monroe was looked at as a sex symbol?! Yes, I realize that this was 50 years ago, however, she had a GORGEOUS hour glass figure. I think that the best looking models out there today are the Victoria Secret models. They are NOT these unhealthy anorexic looking models but instead, are beautiful women that actually have curves. And I must say, it's about time that the fashion world is ending the days of the anorexic models on the runway. I understand that clothes look good on them because they "hang" on them. Well, if that's what the designers want, then why not just put them on hangers and show them that way? What's the difference, really?

Now, I'm not saying that everyone should be gluttonous and that being fat is okay. It is certainly not okay. It too has TERRIBLE health effects on our bodies as well. And it's not attractive either. But why can't there be a happy medium? We need to teach our young women that the anorexic look is NOT okay...that not eating is NOT okay. But that eating healthy portions of healthy foods is good! I've always believed that eating healthy portions of healthy foods throughout the day is the best thing for our bodies. It keeps our metabolism going. We also need to teach our young women that everybody is different and that we are all not meant to look the same! Variety is the spice of life, right? It scares me when I think how these young women think when they see food in front of them. How did it get to the point where a 14 year old would rather eat an ice cube than a healthy dinner full of essential vitamins and nutrients that our bodies need? Even though I put this picture up of Nicole Richie, I must commend her for gaining some weight (after this picture was taken) and making herself healthier again. Kudos to the celebrity women that are showing that curves are beautiful, sexy, and hot: Scarlett Johansson, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce. Keep up the good work ladies! Let's teach our young that skinny and anorexic is OUT...curves are IN!