Comments on: On Body Image and Society

By: astottler

astottler — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:15:57 +0000

I definitely agree! Healthy is not the same weight for everyone!

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By: Emily @smilemilegirl

Emily @smilemilegirl — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:07:03 +0000

I think that’s really interesting how you made that comparison. That’s a really good way to look at it. Very thought provoking! 🙂

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:44:04 +0000

This is a really thought provoking post! I was a psych major in college and am interested in health psychology and public health, so I spend a lot of time thinking about body image and health behavior change. I completely agree with you that it is important for people to love their body, but at the same time be cognizant of their health. It seems like a lot of the focus in our society is only on weight, rather than overall health. Even though having an “overweight” BMI classification does not necessarily mean someone is unhealthy just like being in the “normal” range doesn’t automatically mean someone is in good health. Maybe if the focus was shifted off weight and onto overall health, that could hopefully prevent stigma from being attached to overweight individuals and also prevent people from trying to lose too much weight.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:35:22 +0000

Soo true. Familiarity breeds preference. It’s like songs – the first time I hear a song I hate it .. then it would always play on the radio and I begin to like it. It’s interesting how a lot of our conception of normal is so dependent on the current trend .. It makes me wonder, who determines the trend?? Who is in charge of the wavelike changes in norms? How can we change our current perception of beauty?

By: astottler

astottler — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:43:05 +0000

I couldn’t agree more!

By: ChickGettinFit

ChickGettinFit — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:42:18 +0000

Love this post! Body image has been a growing issue for girls in the past few centuries and its getting way too extreme. The pressure to be skinny is outrageous and 100% unattainable. I hope that one day every girl will be able to accept their body and love it.