Don't Feed the Models

I'm so sick of looking at pictures of models. If you're anything like me so are you. They're everywhere. I've stopped following most of the Victoria's Secret models on Instagram (with the exception of Behati Prinsloo, I love her and I love her fiancé even more) because I would go to the gym, feel good, get on Instagram, see their photos, and instantly my self esteem went down 110% and I felt like I needed to go back to the gym and put down whatever I was currently eating. I used to be obsessed with models, Victoria's Secret models specifically. I wanted to look like them so badly and I was convinced that I could. I would DVR the fashion show and do my ab work out to it (which is good motivation as long as you know you most likely won't end up having the stomach of Alessandra Ambrosio). Just recently I finally realized looking like them is so unrealistic. Those models are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to look like that. They are 5'11 and taller, they have really wonderful genetics, and their body types are way different than mine. These models are blessed with beautiful bodies and let's be honest it's not fair! But looking at pictures of them every day was not benefitting me at all. I'm 5'5, I don't have a long torso or long legs, and I don't get paid to spend 3 hours in the gym 7 days/week...that does not sound fun at all; I have too many shows to watch. I also love pizza and french fries and cookies and Cafe Rio and listing foods I shouldn't eat but do could go on for a while.

I guess my point to this post is that I try my best to eat fairly well, in moderation, and go to the gym often. Trying is all you can do. Don't let the models shoot your self esteem down. Everybody is different and has different body types. Don't long to look like these models. Try your hardest to be grateful for the body that you have. If you do want to lose weight, tone up, and become a healthier person, look up to women that have a similar body type to yours. Looking at Candice Swanepoel and wanting her body is not going to happen for most of us. Sorry.

A couple of celebrities (of course I compare my body to celebrities because I'm obsessed) I compare myself to are Julianne Hough and Selena Gomez. They both have rockin' bodies and I feel like wanting my body to look like theirs is actually realistic.

I know everything I wrote above is extremely hard to do and I'm definitely not an expert, maybe I'm writing this to convince myself of these things. But, once you do accept yourself and your body type you will be so much happier. Do what's best for you and for your body and get it to it's best not someone else's best. I haven't stopped looking at models photos cold turkey but I'm trying to not look at them as much because it doesn't make me feel good.

PS: I will most likely be tuning in to watch the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show tonight just like most of you will be. Let's all not feel bad about our bodies once its over.

PSS: I wish they would've caught on film Taylor Swift and Cara Delevingne swapping Harry Styles stories...that would be better than the show itself.

Have a happy Tuesday.