Are you losing weight? Have you been trying to figure out how low your weight should go? Most people have an idea of what the perfect weight is for their body. Do we expect the achievable?
I was looking around and I saw pictures of 1950's pin-up models. They were not extremely slender girls. When you see pictures of Marilyn Monroe she had a beautiful hourglass figure. Marilyn's size has been a subject of controversy. Their are reports that Marilyn wore a size 16.
Difference in size from the 1950's
Sizes today and sizes in the 1950's vary greatly. So even if Marilyn wore a size 16, it would be smaller than today's size 16's. Reports indicate that she probably wore a 10 to a 12 in the sizes as we know them today.
When I was in a size 12, I though I was fat. Marilyn probably wore a size 12(by today's sizes) at her heaviest. Marilyn was considered to be one of the most beautiful women ever!
Would she be considered fat by people today? Would all of those pin-ups models. They were all larger than today's models. They were all shapely.
So, when we are trying to determine what size is appropriate for our body, are we expecting to be much smaller? Do we think we should be the size of today's models?
I really think it is important to look at our target size and see if it really is appropriate for our bodies. I think most people know when they are at a good size for their body. Maybe it is a size 12 or size 10 and we are trying to get to a 4.
The most important thing is to get rid of belly fat. Belly fat is very unhealthy. When you are losing maybe it is better to look at your BMI readings.
Don't reach for an unnatural clothing size for your body. Just get to a healthy size and stay there. Maybe that is one of the reasons we regain our weight. We try to get to a weight that is too low and our bodies rebel. We go back to eating the way we did before we lost the weight because our bodies are starving.
Pin-up girls were proud of their curves. It's time we were proud of our curves.
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