I completely agree!
The media has a big impact on life and little kids can be very cruel and larger kids are subjected to this which only makes them more of what they are.
When I was in middle school, I weighed 130 at 5'4. It was pretty large for me. My whole entire family is thin. I had zero friends and people who I would befriend were not really my "friends". I was concentrated more on school than anything else because that's all I had to count on. When I got into high school, I was sick of having a double chin and a huge belly so I stopped eating. I would only eat once a day and it was rat-portions. I would pretty much starve myself The media and all the thin celebrities, thin cheerleaders, and thin people in general made me want to be them.
By the time I was 17, I was 5'6 and weighed in at mid 90lbs. I still thought I was fat. So, I cut back even more. I stopped drinking Coke, I stopped eating. The only thing I would eat was rice and soysauce. Or, a roll of French Bread.
I developed anemia, hypo-thyroidism and I am borderline diabetic.
I think I went through that stage where I wanted to fit in. And, it was the media's fault for me. Flipping through those magazines seeing all those girls wearing nice fitted outfits. I pretty much wanted to be them.
Now I'm almost 21 and realize that it's not about image at all. I am 5'7 and weigh in at 110. I finally come to realize that I should love me for me. As my boyfriend puts it.. "you're just happy and well-fed". |