Lady Gaga has won many awards as well as being ranked as one of the most most influential people of the decade and recently became the first person in the world to pass the 30 million followers threshold on Twitter. However recently Gaga came under attack about apparently gaining 2 stone. It wasn't that long ago she came under attack for being too thin and it was thought she had an eating disorder.
Nicole Scherzinger has now came forward and admitted she was Bulimic whilst in the Pussycat Dolls.
I've never personally been overweight but yes I have to admit I have been depressed about my weight in the past. I also know people very close to my heart who've suffered an eating disorder.
When I was at School there was a girl who was overweight and a boy she fancied at the time called her a 'FAT COW'. In the coming months she lost a lot of weight and about a year later she was drastically under weight.
Recently I was saddened to see a photo posted on Facebook of a bloke who wasn't the typical stereotype of beauty. A bloke who'd taken the courage to join a dating site and upload his photo. This photo had been then copied and pasted on Facebook just to mock him. This is cruel. He may never find out, but what if and I know it's unlikely he does?
The pararazzi and unrealistic images of celebs who have been photoshoped are often blamed for causing people to battle with body image demons, but are we to blame too?
Social Media has became a platform for bullying. I follow many celebrities on Facebook and they simply can't post a photo without someone telling them they are too skinny, too fat, ugly, having a bad hair day, a chav and the list just doesn't seem to end. Some say this is the price of fame, but if you wouldn't say this to someones face (and I really hope you wouldn't) why is online acceptable?
Lady Gaga hit back and posted a photo of herself in just her underwear and has started a campaign ' "Body Revolution'. Fans from across the internet are invited to post pictures of themselves online and celebrate their "triumph over insecurities." To date, thousands have took part.
I believe the problem is everyone wants a quick fix, people don't always seem to care about health but just looking good. I admit I used to be one of those, but becoming a parent changed me. I know longer wanted to battle with body image anymore.When results are slow it's when we start to go on a binge or start a fad diet. If our main goal was all about health we'd keep going because progress is almost immediate when this is your goal. If one day you eat junk food all day and the next day you eat well balanced meals and leave the junk behind your already being healthier. You may not be any lighter yet but you are in fact nourishing and loving your body. You may at times stumble and lose motivation, but if it's not all about the scales and in fact about being healthy you'll start back.
I hate with a passion when people assume because I'm eating something nourishing I'm trying to lose weight. I don't try and give up the bad food to shed weight (I'm happy with my size) I do it because I want to be fitter, stronger and slightly more defined. I have no intentions of trying to be lighter.
Self acceptance is so important and I do in all honestly still get down (only occasionally now) when I'm not getting the exact results I visualise, but I have accepted now that 'I'm a pear, I'll never be that perfect hour glass and my boobs are small. I have stretch marks and they'll never go' but my imperfections are perfectly mine and I do not need to change them to be beautiful.
I urge and plead to everyone to just be healthy, list your imperfections and embrace them and make it your goal to one day post a photo of yourself in your underwear/bikini and accept the way you are.
Love Miss Work it Baby x x x x
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