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The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret: Healthy Is The New Skinny (Mama Mia) I showed...

The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret

Hi, my name's Chiara and this is my women's health & politics blog. I’ll be using this space to discuss my own thoughts, reactions and discoveries as I go about my daily rummage through things that both horrify and inspire me. You can find my original art blog here.

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  1. Healthy Is The New Skinny (Mama Mia) I showed Katie’s photo to a 15 year-old girl with whom I work. She stared at it for a long time without saying anything. Finally, she spoke: “At first this photo made me feel a little bad. I thought if a girl as pretty as that has to change so much to be perfect, it made me wonder how much more I’d have to change. Then I realized how ridiculous it would be to try and change (Katie’s) body. She’s perfect the way she is even if she’s imperfect in the eyes of a plastic surgeon or some dude who wants a Barbie doll. And if she can fall short of the ideal and still be so beautiful… maybe I can too.” She paused and smiled at me. “Um, can I take the magazine when you’re done writing about it? I want to show it to my friends… and I want to keep the picture.”

    Healthy Is The New Skinny (Mama Mia)

    I showed Katie’s photo to a 15 year-old girl with whom I work. She stared at it for a long time without saying anything. Finally, she spoke: “At first this photo made me feel a little bad. I thought if a girl as pretty as that has to change so much to be perfect, it made me wonder how much more I’d have to change. Then I realized how ridiculous it would be to try and change (Katie’s) body. She’s perfect the way she is even if she’s imperfect in the eyes of a plastic surgeon or some dude who wants a Barbie doll. And if she can fall short of the ideal and still be so beautiful… maybe I can too.”

    She paused and smiled at me. “Um, can I take the magazine when you’re done writing about it? I want to show it to my friends… and I want to keep the picture.”