Hungry a new book by former waif model and now plus size model, Cyrstal Renn had better contain some real hot gossip about the fashion industry because just about everyone I know has food and body issues. When she was a stick she worried about the calorie content of a diet Coke. Hmm, yeah, revolutionary. From Hungry: "I couldn't walk another step without being exhausted, or having hair clumps falling out." Wow, it's already changed my life.
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I wish some woman would write a book about changing the attitude of certain men, that would interest me. That leftover "Mad Men" attitude and view of women is particularly infuriating to me. If a woman isn't arm candy and willing to starve herself to be that, then she's a lowly beast who doesn't deserve to live in their world. Their disdain and disgust at any woman who eats more than a salad is so obvious, even though most of them are fat alcoholic pigs, with combovers and all the style of a wart hog. I could rip their heads off. Have you ever been made to feel totally ashamed to be eating..anything?
I wish some woman would write a book about changing the attitude of certain men, that would interest me. That leftover "Mad Men" attitude and view of women is particularly infuriating to me. If a woman isn't arm candy and willing to starve herself to be that, then she's a lowly beast who doesn't deserve to live in their world. Their disdain and disgust at any woman who eats more than a salad is so obvious, even though most of them are fat alcoholic pigs, with combovers and all the style of a wart hog. I could rip their heads off. Have you ever been made to feel totally ashamed to be eating..anything?
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Yes, by a friend who was dieting and could not stand the thought or view of me eating anything else than carrots and salad. I felt guilty because I knew she wanted what I was eating so bad. But not guilty enough to not eat it :)
I can never figure out women who want YOU to eat what they eat. They're weird.
Never, when I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm not, I don't. I have problems in other areas.LOL
Cow.
I've been called 'fat' by family members when I was only a child. Truth is, I wasn't scrawny with candy rotten teeth like my 'pretty' cousins, I was healthy and didn't see the inside of a fast food restaurant until I was about 10 and then on rare occasions, nor was I given enormous amounts of candy and cheetos like my cousins were. I swear they lived on junk food, my aunts and uncles and grandparents would buy them all kinds of shit food. My mom never allowed them to give us any of that shit all the time. One look at their rotten teeth made me not want any part of it.
One time I was looking for tuna in olive oil at the grocery store. I was speaking to myself and this old hag said that oil is bad and makes you fat. I gave her a fuck you look and walked away.
I don't feel guilty when I eat. I like food, I like looking at it, I like shopping for it, I like thinking of possibilities on various flavor combinations, I like preparing it, and above all I like to eat it. To me preparing food is a ritual. It is a pleasure that no one will ever make me feel guilty about.
You have a healthy attitude and you're beautiful. Women who are happy with their bodies have a certain confidence that makes people stare at them.
I've said before that I was anorexic in college. That was a long time ago though and genetically, I'm just a thin person to start with. It's frustrating when people that don't know me comment on what I'm eating. If I eat a Big Mac meal, they assume I'm bulimic. If I eat an apple, the assume I never eat "real food" and think I'm starving myself. My general attitude at this is if I want it, I'm going to eat it and anyone that has a problem with my diet needs to get a hobby.
Alanna, if I see a thin person eating a huge meal, that just makes me think they have high metabolism, One of my dancer friends who is stick thin, I swear she's a bottomless pit, and she admits it lol. We went to a burlesque show together and she kept getting up to get snacks, I just lol'd, she's so cute. Oh and the performers ALL had curves and cute protruding bellies and beautiful jiggling butts and thighs. You should have seen the headliner, she is a master tassel twirler and she uncovered butt tassels. It was some glorious jiggling!!!! But if I see a big person trying to live on grapes and lettuce, honestly, I think they have a problem. I have a friend who is extremely obese (about 400 pounds), and she always claims that she doesn't eat that much, and that she eats once or twice a day. Well that's the problem, skipping meals, and not eating when/what you are supposed to.
DD, I accepted my body a long time ago. When I did that I am not kidding you, I felt free.
I really think the healthiest thing is to eat what you want, when you want it. If you pay attention, your body will let you know when you need certain things. People come in all shapes and sizes and they are all normal and beautiful.
Alanna, I am very curious about how you developed an eating disorder. Have you figured it out? What people eat doesn't interest me as much as why they eat like they do. It's fascinating.
I know why I did but it's extremely personal. I can tell you that almost any type of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, overeating) almost always stems from a desire for control. If you have no control over anything in your life, the one thing you can control what you put in your mouth.
One of my undergrad majors was psychology and I spent most of that time researching eating disorders. My thesis was even published. The irony is that when I got out of school and tried to get a job counseling people with eating disorders, no one would hire me. I was still too thin (naturally) and would be a negative influence on the patients.
I think this book would be interesting if it contained any real gossip about what goes on in the fashion industry, but something tells me it's full of things we already know, like that models aren't naturally 98 lbs (shock!) and that they eat salad and smoke a lot to stay thin (gasp!) and that Crystal Renn thinks it's bad to do that (omigod!) I seriously doubt she will burn her bridges in the industry by naming names or going into secretive details. Oh well.
Anna Wintour is probably going to sue Crystal for making the cover look like a Vogue issue anyways.
I am pretty sure my friend has other physiological problems. But what society tells her is what she believes. So, she says she doesn't eat much to hide behind what the real problem is. She is not healthy, and her family is afraid for her life.
You can be heavy and be healthy, just as healthy as a person who is 'fit' by society standards. But she's not, and despite her denial, her health problem has everything and nothing to do with food, if that makes sense. And has everything to do with internal problems and family genes, her sisters and her mother are all big, but not as.
As for the model in that book, there's nothing plus size about her. I see a height/weight proportionate woman.
yes my perfect mother. ugh...
When I was a little girl I had one aunt tell me that " you can't buy nice clothes for fat little girls " and another old maid aunt would drag the scale into the kitchen and all of the kids would have to be weighed before they left her house . I was made to feel like I was fat and ugly as a child . Not by my mom but other female relatives . I can't imagine why . When I look at pictures of myself as a child I look like a normal kid . I would never say such nasty , negative things to any one , let alone a child . I just don't get it . So now as an adult , I am fat . I gained weight during pregnancy and never lost it . But you know what ? My mom loves me and my son loves me and most importantly , my husband loves me and is still attracted to me . So to anyone else I say poop on you ! Thanks for letting me vent !
Yes, all my life. That's why I had an eating disorder and low self esteem.
For years, my dad was always saying mean things to my brother about being overweight. I think my dad figured it would motivate my brother to get thin. What happened instead was that my brother now weighs over 400 lbs and doesn't talk to my dad anymore. Nice work there, dad. Being a bully worked really well.
I'm a grazer so I dont sit down and eat meals. I pick here and there. I only eat small meals throughout the day. But I do have once in awhile 1 sun I eat all freakin day like a slob. I dont diet at all. You could say why I dont eat that much. Is because I have mouth problems and cant chew it curbs my eating. I would love to sit down and really eat everything and enjoy it.
remember Tracy Gold from that 90's TV sitcom...cant remember the name. She was blasted for being the "chuby" girl on the set & she made up her mind she wasn't going to ridiculed anymore. She went on a Diet Coke diet. I swear models live on Diet Coke & cigarettes. Tracy may not smoke but she said she lived on Diet Coke & not much else. She became so thin that she got in all the tabloids for that! You can't win! The same thing happened to Nicole Richie. She was the chubby one next to Paris, she went on the Diet Coke & cigarettes diet. Lady GaGa said the way a woman stays thin: "Don't eat", what she likes in a man: "A big dick"...she just tells it like it is. I like her for that. Paris always said that Diet Coke is for fat girls. There IS some truth in that. I would read this book.
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Btw, great song that I listen to constantly off one of my favorite CDs. Mika "Big Girls Tou Are Beautiful". Seriously, You Tube it. Fabulous CD that makes me happy whenever I listen to it.
When I hit 45, I swore I would never diet again. I would eat what I wanted, when I wanted and to hel with anyone else. For over 10 years I have remained the same weight give or take a pound. And believe it or not, I'm finally getting used to carrying Christy Brinkley wrapped around my waist.
I truley love food and I don't use it as a physcological crutch for anything. Damn, I live in the South. We got some of the best food you will find anywhere in this world!
And at my age, it truly is better than sex!!!!! I've had orgasms that last for hours!!!
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