tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27670405071530654612024-02-02T08:14:21.971-05:00Never The Skinny GirlFrom as far back as I can remember I have been overweight and have attempted one diet after another to try to become that skinny girl I always dreamed of being. I'm starting this blog in hopes of using this as my motivational tool to finally change my lifestyle and get healthy. Feel free to cheer me on, give me advice or criticize me if need be. I'm way tougher on myself than anyone else can be on me.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.comBlogger457125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-43552610867320523972013-11-03T23:31:00.000-05:002013-11-03T23:31:12.699-05:00Weigh in - Week 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Starting weight: 275 lbs<br />
Weight now: 255 lbs <br />
Total lost: 20 lbs in five weeksChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-60113104580958994552013-10-31T23:37:00.000-04:002013-10-31T23:40:36.727-04:00Challenge Accepted<span lang="">I accepted a challenge today from a girl I work with. She has been attempting to lose weight for alittle longer then I have and so far she has lost 22 lbs. I was explaining to her how I'm going about losing weight and she was explaining to me what she was doing. Out of the blue she popped the question.....how about a weight loss challenge? At first I wasn't sure because I'm trying to take a more laid back approach to my weight loss this time and not put so much pressure on myself to be perfect. She told me to just think about it and let her know. Well I thought about and decided why not? We agreed there should be a prize at the end but we weren't sure what. I suggested a gift card of the winners choosing but what amount?....we both agreed on $25.00. The only terms to our challenge is that it runs from November 1st to January 1st and the person who loses the most weight wins. Luckily we are only 9 lbs different in weight so we don't have to worry about figuring percentages or anything like that.....just plain and simple.....pounds lost. I'm so excited about having this new motivation to keep me going and trying harder. So what do you think?.....do challenges motivate you more or stress you out to the point of giving up? Should we weigh in each week or wait until the end and weigh in? I see benefits from both ways .....not knowing how much she has lost will push me to work harder and eat better, but knowing she has lost more could make me give up. We have decided to wait until the end.....so I guess we will find out in two months. Let the challenge begin!</span>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-16062565804961333472013-10-26T20:28:00.002-04:002013-10-31T23:40:16.545-04:00Weigh In - Week 3<br />
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Sorry for the sideway picture, I forgot to rotate it before I uploaded it. I've lost 4.4 lbs since last week for a total of 19.2 lbs in 4 weeks. I only hope that this weight loss continues at this pace. </div>
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Well this is my second official weigh in and I lost 2 lbs. So in total I have lost 14.8 lbs in three weeks. I'm so happy to be moving in the 250's, that's the smallest I have been in awhile.</div>
Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-53676755165213771782013-10-16T08:49:00.004-04:002013-10-31T23:39:34.865-04:00What Is Beauty?I decided to do this post because I often wonder at what point in my weight loss will people stop seeing my weight and start seeing my beauty. I know everyone has their idea of what beauty is so I wanted to ask my fellow bloggers what they thought. I searched the web and found pictures of models at different weights. I'm not asking you to be judgemental of the models I just want to know what you see as beautiful. I've labeled each picture with the search I did online to find them.<br />
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My starting weight last Saturday was 268 lbs and now a week later I'm down to 262.2 for a loss of 5.8 lbs. I actually began my diet 2 weeks ago and the first week I lost 7 lbs but I hadn't started back blogging yet. So for two weeks I have a total loss of 12.8 lbs. Yay me.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-23215538525964946842013-10-09T19:51:00.000-04:002013-10-09T19:51:08.949-04:00Just checking inHi there I know I haven't been posting much so I just wanted to let everyone know I'm still around. I've just been focusing on not overeating. I'm not following a certain diet plan I'm just controlling my portion sizes and how many times I eat a day. If I want something sweet I have it I just eat a very small portion. Three more days until I weigh in and so far the scale is showing a loss. I'm just praying I can keep up this momentum.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-84634423056643513752013-10-05T20:19:00.000-04:002013-10-05T20:36:14.869-04:00Beginning Weight <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtx9lUuYU7adjDDLz9kO4HB1X5fguJGku6yTWy4mIj1P9_G2A-xDKm-Xk5oXur_iXF8RasLWKBB_hPVA50k_yr49xd3AXfG8cOQtYvrqbO9ca6zxfQeSVQzW1VoxqZ-WFe96Cto2uCP_5/s1600/2013-10-04+12.29.58-1+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtx9lUuYU7adjDDLz9kO4HB1X5fguJGku6yTWy4mIj1P9_G2A-xDKm-Xk5oXur_iXF8RasLWKBB_hPVA50k_yr49xd3AXfG8cOQtYvrqbO9ca6zxfQeSVQzW1VoxqZ-WFe96Cto2uCP_5/s320/2013-10-04+12.29.58-1+(1).jpg" /></a></div>
This is my starting weight which I'm not proud of but I'm working on changing it. I will post a picture of my weight each week displayed on the scale. Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-38722566672695045332013-10-03T19:57:00.000-04:002013-10-03T19:57:13.106-04:00Back to bloggingHi there fellow bloggers, I can't believe its been almost 2 years since I posted last. So much has changed since then but the one thing that hasn't changed is my weight. I've fluctuated up and down about 20 pounds but then my motivation and determination fade away. I really don't know what will make this time any different but its something that I have to do. Losing weight use to be about being skinny but as I've gotten older its more about getting healthy and taking better care of my body. The aches and pains that come with the extra weight have opened my eyes to what I'm doing to myself. I'm so glad that I've made the decision to resume my blogging. I've missed the support and motivation from other bloggers and I hope that following my journey can inspire others that they can do it to.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-56290884908959105622012-03-01T13:22:00.002-05:002012-03-01T13:22:51.533-05:00Small UpdateI'm still working on losing weight but I did have one small set back, two weeks ago I gained a pound. This past week I didn't attend my weight watchers meeting but I'm pretty sure I just maintained but I will be back on track this week. Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-84188528408300441772012-02-16T17:58:00.000-05:002012-02-16T17:58:04.857-05:00Weigh In- Week 8Well I'm late posting this but I lost 3 lbs at my meeting Tuesday night. That brings my total weight loss to 19.2 lbs. I can't wait to hit the 20 lb mark next week.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-85893402949222381382012-02-11T09:50:00.002-05:002012-02-11T09:50:47.808-05:00Still HereJust wanted to let everyone know I'm still here and still doing Weight Watchers, just haven't had much to post about lately. I didn't have weigh in last week because I had to go to my son's chorus production at school so I missed my meeting but I will start posting again soon.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-41468594050596416102012-01-31T19:51:00.000-05:002012-01-31T19:51:07.257-05:00Weigh In- Week 7Had my weigh in tonight at Weight Watchers and I lost .6 lbs, better than a gain. That makes a total loss of 16.2 lbs in seven weeks. I can't wait to hit my 20 lb mark.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-2805788035079385792012-01-25T20:18:00.002-05:002012-01-25T20:18:35.330-05:00The Dreaded Scale<img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389468_274095785988208_150665568331231_800342_1876994700_n.jpg" />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-71435852670658557272012-01-24T19:38:00.000-05:002012-01-24T19:38:04.573-05:00Weigh In- Week 6Well I had my week 6 weigh in tonight and I was totally surprised to see I had lost 3 lbs in the last two weeks. I had to skip weigh in last week because I was in New Orleans and I tried to eat good while I was there and I walked alot but I still didn't expect this much of a loss. I had two milestones tonight, I hit my 5% goal and I hit 15.6 lbs lost. I'm so happy right now and I hope the weight loss continues. My next hurdle is to hit my 10% goal which would be 27 lbs total lost. The journey continues.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-30367933123520704142012-01-24T13:37:00.000-05:002012-01-24T13:37:02.117-05:00Living With Blinders OnI was thinking earlier as I drove home about a project I have to do at school where I have to be on video. Of course I hate the way I look and totally dread this. Another example I have is where a friend of mine posted a few pictures of me on facebook and I begged her not to but she said I looked fine and so did my mom when she seen them. I literally have a small handful of pictures of myself because I hate the way I look. Am I just living with blinders on or do I really look as bad as I think? <br />
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I look back at pictures of myself where I weighed 142 lbs and at the time I thought I looked so fat and awful but now I look at those pics and would kill to look like that again. Why can't we see whats truly there? How do we stop seeing all of our flaws and start seeing our assets? <br />
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I feel bad for my kids because they are going to grow up with albums and more albums filled with pictures of them but you wouldn't even think they had a mother because I'm nowhere's to be found in any of the pictures. Its even worse now that I have a digital camera because as soon as I get a picture of me taken I just erase it and it never even makes it to print. I'm erasing memories that my children will cherish.<br />
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Are you living with blinders on to? How do you force yourself to stop criticizing every picture you get taken? I don't want to get to my goal weight and still hate how I look like I did last time. I want to learn to accept myself and what I see.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-47554968703266956162012-01-23T13:03:00.002-05:002012-01-23T13:05:29.961-05:00Plus Size Ad Banned From Superbowl<h1 class="entry-title"><span style="font-size: small;">When I first seen this headline I was outraged but once you watch the video below you will understand and hopefully be grateful that they did ban this commercial. Let me know what you think about the commercial and this article.</span></h1><h1 class="entry-title">Plus Size Ad Banned from the Super Bowl</h1><div class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Brittany</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-01-23">January 23, 2012</abbr></div><div class="headline_meta">in <a href="http://www.curvygirlguide.com/category/self-body/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Self & Body">Self & Body</a></div><div class="format_text entry-content"><img alt="Post image for Plus Size Ad Banned from the Super Bowl" class="post_image alignleft" height="264" src="http://www.curvygirlguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-big-and-the-beautiful-e1327280301709.png" width="600" />Whitney Thompson is, to date, the only plus size winner of <em>America’s Next Top Model</em>. Cycle 10, B.A.(Before Angelea.)<br />
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Unlike many <em>ANTM</em> winners, Whitney has done anything but fall off the radar… or marry a Brady.<br />
Thompson has been a working plus size model signed with Wilhelmina, was the 2010 Ambassador to the National Eating Disorder Association, involved in the Love Your Body & NOH8 campaigns, and has started her own line of jewelry and candles.<br />
Color me impressed? Absolutely.<br />
When I came across a news story claiming Whitney’s ad had been banned from the Super Bowl, I was outraged.<br />
Was this a repeat of the 2010 Lane Bryant debacle, where ABC and FOX foolishly banned the commercial for the retailer’s Cacique line of plus size lingerie because they claimed it was too sexy?<br />
Where are my outrage panties, because I’m about to be outraged, y’all.<br />
So I dug deeper.<br />
Thompson recently launched a dating site geared specifically toward plus-size women, <a href="http://thebigandthebeautiful.com/?landing=whitney_b" target="_blank">The Big and The Beautiful</a>. Thompson claims to have created the site so that a curvy woman can feel free to be herself and post pictures, knowing full well the men on the site are there “for — not in spite of — her physical attributes.”<br />
Ahem, okay. This whole plus dating thing hasn’t sat well with me since FOX’s ill birthed <em>More to Love</em>, featuring a plus-size man deciding, <em>The Bachelor</em>-style, between a group of plus-size women.<br />
Why can’t the general population date the general population, regardless of size?<br />
I mean, I’m way more plus-size than my husband, but he found me just wandering around with the regular-sized people, and just up and agreed to marry me, anyway.<br />
Thompson making a place for curvy women to feel comfortable is great, but at the expense of sidelining equality and acceptance among women of all sizes makes me squeamish.<br />
So, the ad for The Big and The Beautiful was nixed, and Thompson is crying foul. Is the NFL size-ist?<br />
Just click on the link below to watch the commercial and judge for yourself.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/L4G6k5ZeHkg" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/L4G6k5ZeHkg</a><br />
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While no one can know for sure why the NFL rejected the ad, if I had to take a guess, I would say because it’s, well, horribly shot <em>and</em> horribly offensive to women, <em>all women</em>.<br />
Is that the message we want to put out into the world? Attractive douche bags in suits are tired of picking up thin and sexually experienced women on the normal-sized person dating sites, so now they’ll do their lady banging shopping on a site specializing in curvy women who… by obvious definition are not as sexually experienced… because we’re unattractive… or we’re secretly horny if only someone would pay attention to us…. or we’re the only option because all the skinny girls are in comas… or um… honestly, somebody stop me when any of this makes sense.<br />
I’m all for lifting up women and empowering them to love their bodies, but to me, this is an abuse of size discrimination to drum up some buzz for, what equates to, a fetish site.<br />
Frankly, I will be happy for women and teens not to see this ad during the Super Bowl. Now, what can we do about those ridiculous GoDaddy commercials?</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-41049128874543790962012-01-22T18:12:00.001-05:002012-01-22T18:13:28.246-05:00Southwestern Rice Bowls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX2u6Za9ZZEehKN8S_zZ5DL0MOjk9APswzDKuQZbKcVHwix17_VcziJHijGujvjrtpFoKIRF3T6NGR2VJSTF4oiBGrEL9l0dn51QrJlsOyDpq5jdndnvbtSae7JJv7vwX8TNyD0q8zHKH/s1600/IMG_7614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX2u6Za9ZZEehKN8S_zZ5DL0MOjk9APswzDKuQZbKcVHwix17_VcziJHijGujvjrtpFoKIRF3T6NGR2VJSTF4oiBGrEL9l0dn51QrJlsOyDpq5jdndnvbtSae7JJv7vwX8TNyD0q8zHKH/s400/IMG_7614.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(without toppings)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In a medium saucepot, prepare Spanish Rice. In a different small pot, heat refried beans. In another pot or pan, heat corn and black beans. While everything is heating up combine sauce ingredients. In each bowl (makes 3-4 bowls) layer refried beans, a little cheese, rice, chicken, a few drizzles of chipotle ranch dressing, black beans and corn, a little more cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and tortilla chips or strips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can probably tell 1/4 of this recipe makes a very big portion. I would recommend cutting it into 8 servings. The Weight Watcher points for this at 1/4 serving are very high at 26 points but at 1/8 serving it would be 13 points and thats a pretty good dinner. This was my first time making this recipe and everyone in my family loved it. Next time I make it I'm going to look for ways to cut the points some, so if you have any ideas let me know.</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-21409081175013303532012-01-21T16:08:00.000-05:002012-01-21T16:08:39.972-05:00Patience, Patience, PatienceOne of the biggest things I'm having to learn is patience and anyone that knows me knows that I lack any patience. But I didn't gain this weight overnight and I'm not going to lose it overnight. It's really hard to have patience though because I just want the weight to disappear and disappear quickly. So what do I do? What can I do but just take it a day at a time because if I start thinking about the big picture well then I'm giving up and I refuse to give up this time. I'm worth this and I want to be who I know I can be, I want confidence and self esteem and the only way I'm going to get that is to beat this demon. I can do this one minute, one hour and one day at a time. I'm already on my sixth week of eating healthy and it seems like just yesterday I started. For me this is one of the hardest times of the year, its winter. I get more depressed in the winter and I can't get outside like I want to but making it through. All I have to do is keep holding on and before you know it I will be at goal. <br />
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So how do make yourself have patience when you are trying to lose weight? How do you make it through this time of the year?Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-30928213587260254062012-01-20T19:58:00.001-05:002012-01-21T06:54:27.828-05:00When Ya Need a Friend<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoTBOpxpPRy8AR4KjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtdXFkOWthBHNlYwNmcC1hdHRyaWIEc2xrA2ZpbWc-/SIG=12rab5h0u/EXP=1327175630/**http%3a//content.mycutegraphics.com/graphics/thankyou/thank-you-angel.png" /></div><br />
<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div>I'm just sending a special thank you out to someone I met through this blog and we became good friends. She's always there when I need her and she can always talk me down from doing something foolish where eating is concerned. Thanks so much Tori.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-49175566037919930862012-01-19T17:42:00.003-05:002012-01-21T06:56:31.677-05:00Home At Last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="376" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoS.UpxpPFHsAapCjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtdXFkOWthBHNlYwNmcC1hdHRyaWIEc2xrA2ZpbWc-/SIG=147ecq5pb/EXP=1327175700/**http%3ahttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaX43nBVfySepAdrgglgg_BigR5gUFaswvY2ijEJiuc-D7wBXD3JZ3kZNGv5ZGqrzYmk-yvynqGPhv7zRjY8dVNR163O4D-QW2p0pSzG7BXRHUmVEowWf1kHCxcdEDqct82jVEZIDTAo/s1600/Copy_of_home_sweet_home.2451702.jpg" width="400" /></div><br />
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Well I'm home at last and I'm very happy to be here. As I suspected I didn't lose any weight while I was in New Orleans but I didn't gain any either so thats good. I did eat healthy so I'm not exactly sure why I didn't lose any weight, but oh well its a new week. I'll be back to my regular posting tomorrow hopefully.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-63097470190218076582012-01-13T17:17:00.003-05:002012-01-13T17:19:36.573-05:00New Orleans Here I Come<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://students.cis.uab.edu/ransun/labs/New%20Orleans1.jpg" /></div><br />
Well the time has almost come to leave on my trip and I'm so nervous. I haven't flown since I was about 5 years old and I'm scared to death. We leave tomorrow morning bright and early so please pray for me....lol. I am excited about going to New Orleans, Ive never been there, never been anywhere that far from home before. I'm going to take lots of pictures, enjoy some of the local cuisine and soak up as much as I can at the photography convention I'm going to. I'm not sure if I will be able to post on my blog while I'm there just because I don't know how busy I'm going to be so if I can't I'll be back to posting on Wednesday.</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-1637203045711963122012-01-12T16:21:00.000-05:002012-01-12T16:21:02.508-05:00Plus Size or Not?I thought this article was interesting, just read the article and give me your opinion on what they have to say.<br />
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'Most runway models meet the BMI criteria for anorexia', claims plus-size magazine in powerful comment on body image in the fashion industry<br />
By <a class="author" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Tamara+Abraham" rel="nofollow">Tamara Abraham</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">A magazine dedicated to plus-size fashion and models has sparked controversy with a feature claiming that m</span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">ost runway models meet the Body Mass Index criteria for anorexia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Accompanied by a bold shoot that sees a nude plus-size model posing alongside a skinny 'straight-size' </span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">model, </span><a href="http://plus-model-mag.com/2012/01/plus-size-bodies-what-is-wrong-with-them-anyway/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">PLUS Model Magazine</span></a><span style="font-size: 1.2em;"> says</span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;"> it aims to encourage plus-size consumers to pressure retailers to better cater to them, and stop promoting a skinny ideal. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Size 12 (U.S.) model </span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Katya Zharkova</span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">, 28, stars in the shoot</span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">, which has a powerful statistic accompanying each image.</span><br />
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<div class="thinCenter"><img alt="Plus Model Magazine" class="blkBorder" height="706" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/11/article-2085226-0F6A75F000000578-236_468x706.jpg" width="468" /> <div class="imageCaption">Size matters: PLUS Model Magazine has shot size 12 Katya Zharkova pose with a 'straight-size' model to demonstrate the difference between them</div></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">One, printed alongside a photo of the Russian beauty holding a tape measure across her rear, reads: 'Twenty years ago the average fashion model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today, she weighs 23% less.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Another states: 'Ten years ago plus-size models averaged between size 12 and 18. Today the need for size diversity within the plus-size modeling industry continues to be questioned. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'The majority of plus-size models on agency boards are between a size 6 and 14, while the customers continue to express their dissatisfaction.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">And finally, further highlighting how poorly the fashion world caters to plus-size women, the magazine tells us: '50% of women wear a size 14 or larger, but most standard clothing outlets cater to sizes 14 or smaller.'</span><br />
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<div class="thinCenter"><img alt="Plus Model Magazine" class="blkBorder" height="707" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/11/article-2085226-0F6A75FC00000578-301_468x707.jpg" width="468" /> <div class="imageCaption">Body image: The Russian beauty poses with a tape measure around her rear alongside a statistic that shows how different models are from real women</div></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">In an accompanying editorial, the magazine's editor-in-chief, Madeline Figueroa-Jones, explains that the feature is a response to a fashion and beauty industry which continues to endorse a skinny ideal that is not always healthy and alienates a huge percentage of the market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">She writes: 'We are bombarded with weight-loss ads every single day, multiple times a day because it’s a multi-billion dollar industry that preys on the fear of being fat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Not everyone is meant to be skinny, our bodies are beautiful and we are not talking about health here because not every skinny person is healthy.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Ms Figueroa-Jones says consumers can no longer identify with models; the disparity between real woman and those that grace ad campaigns and the covers of magazines is to wide now.</span><br />
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<div class="thinCenter"><img alt="Plus Model Magazine" class="blkBorder" height="355" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/11/article-2085226-0F6A75F400000578-78_468x355.jpg" width="468" /> <div class="imageCaption">Body image: The model proudly bares her U.S. size 12 curves in the magazine shoot</div></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Small women cannot be marketed to with pictures of plus-size women, why are we expected to respond to pictures of small size 6 and 8 women?' she asks. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The PLUS Model Magazine feature has generated a mixed response from its readers though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">While some have praised the statements the shoot makes, others believe that positively endorsing a fuller figure is as dangerous as advocating a skinny one. </span><br />
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<div class="thinCenter"><img alt="Plus Model Magazine" class="blkBorder" height="704" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/11/article-2085226-0F6A75F800000578-450_468x704.jpg" width="468" /> <div class="imageCaption">Big deal: The magazine wants to encourage women to embrace their bodies as they are, and not strive to emulate an unrealistic ideal</div></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">One reader on the magazine's website comments: 'If this article is saying you should feel pretty at any size, fine. but don’t tell me you’re obese and healthy. We have a twisted sense of what healthy is in this country and an even more twisted sense of what people are allowed to say about it.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Another adds: 'I don’t think the fashion world should support obesity, just as I don’t think it should support anorexia.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The article has also generated an equal share of agreement, though. Reader Danae writes: </span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'We all women are brainwashed to believe that we are ugly and men will never look at us if we are not starving... W</span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">e need more variety of healthy female body images</span><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">.'</span><br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2085226/PLUS-Model-Magazines-Katya-Zharkova-cover-highlights-body-image-fashion-industry.html#ixzz1jHUFblli" style="color: #003399;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2085226/PLUS-Model-Magazines-Katya-Zharkova-cover-highlights-body-image-fashion-industry.html#ixzz1jHUFblli</a>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-45402377150957528632012-01-11T18:38:00.003-05:002012-01-21T06:57:59.789-05:00Feeling the Groove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoX4iqBpPKnoAxtGjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtdXFkOWthBHNlYwNmcC1hdHRyaWIEc2xrA2ZpbWc-/SIG=12n2l6934/EXP=1327175842/**http%3a//groovy-gae-slides.appspot.com/images/Groovy-Flower-Power.gif" /></div><br />
For me weight loss occurs when I find a routine that works. I know that I get up every morning, jump out of bed, eat breakfast, jump in the shower, get the kids off to school, head out to school myself, have a snack, have lunch, clean the house, have a snack, help kids with homework, fix dinner, spend time with the kids, have a snack and head off to bed. Now you know how boring my life is...lol....Anyway I'm feeling the groove. <br />
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Well my groove is going to be tested this next week because I'm heading out for a 5 day trip to New Orleans on Saturday with students from school for a photography convention. I'm already trying to plan out what I'm going to have so that I don't blow these 5 days. Its very important to me that I stay on track and come back from this trip with a loss. I plan on taking cereal bars for breakfast so thats covered. I do have to volunteer a few hours a day while I'm there helping out at the convention so that will keep me busy and my thoughts off food. My problem is I'm going to have to be completely dependent on fast food the whole time I'm there and we are attending parties where the alcohol is free...not good. Hopefully I can stay strong and avoid those empty calories. I do plan on having one traditional New Orleans meal while I'm there so I will have to plan for that so that I don't go over my points. I just have to take this as another challenge to overcome.<br />
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I will miss my weigh in on Tuesday and my meeting which really sucks but that just means I have two weeks to lose instead of one so I should lose twice as much weight. I'm determined not to let anyone or anything stand in my way of losing weight but I do sometimes wonder when my willpower will give. Just hoping I can stay strong and hit goal this time.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767040507153065461.post-853603055592200412012-01-11T18:20:00.000-05:002012-01-11T18:20:14.970-05:00Food JournalHere is my food journal for today:<br />
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Breakfast: 3/4 cup bran cereal- 3 points<br />
1 cup skim milk- 2 points<br />
1 banana- 0 points<br />
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Lunch: 2 slices bread- 4 points<br />
1 banana- 0 points<br />
1 tsp mayo- 2 points<br />
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Snack: 1 Fiber One brownie- 2 points<br />
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Dinner: 4 oz chicken breast stuffed with- 4 points<br />
1/2 cup stuffing- 5 points<br />
1/2 cup mashed potatoes- 3 points<br />
1 cup green beans- 0 points<br />
1/2 cup corn- 2 points<br />
1/4 cup gravy- 4 points<br />
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Snack: 2 chocolate poptarts- 7 points<br />
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Total points to use: 38 <br />
Total points used: 38Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910857995140372022noreply@blogger.com0