Her body is not perfect.....and I love her for it

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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I am in love! :love: :flowerforyou:
  • zoecollins
    zoecollins Posts: 41 Member
    Good call x
  • BruteSquad
    BruteSquad Posts: 373 Member
    Very good, I knew there is a reason I stalk you....I mean keep you on my FL:heart:
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    that was awesome of her to do!
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    I completely support her message, but I still like looking at hawt pics. Just enjoy them for what they are. Balance and perspective are everything!
  • yankeedownsouth
    yankeedownsouth Posts: 717 Member
    Love that!!
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    That's a great read! Very real and straight out of her to post something like that.
  • TallGlassOfQuirky
    TallGlassOfQuirky Posts: 282 Member
    Love it!
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Great to see even fitness models have "fat days" and how little that really matters!
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    IN for refreshing reality check :flowerforyou:
  • Mother_Warrior
    Mother_Warrior Posts: 44 Member
    Thank you for sharing this!! :heart:
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,029 Member
    This goes for any one that's muscular and defined. A lot of people think their "flexed" look is how they look all the time, but in reality, when not flexed, they look pretty normal.

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  • Some_Watery_Tart
    Some_Watery_Tart Posts: 2,250 Member
    Great article! Thanks for sharing! :drinker:
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Thank for this. I'm particularly harsh on myself and the perspective helps.

    Of course, that's not saying that I won't continue to strive for her flexed look. Close, but no cigar.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    I applaud her. But that belly has got to be more than just flexed and tanned... she must be dehydrated at the very least, don't you think? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

    Jamie Lee Curtis posted 'before' pics in a magazine in 2002. I always loved her for that.
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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Saw this on FB. It's fantastic that she posted this.
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    Great stuff.
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    I saw this just this morning, as well.

    It's a fabulous reminder.
  • sheleen302
    sheleen302 Posts: 266 Member
    This is so important for women particularly to see--and young women/girls. Excellent post, Yankica, thanks for sharing.
  • tempehforever
    tempehforever Posts: 183 Member
    Oh man Lauren Fleshman has been my running girl crush for years. Her blog and insights about being a pro runner are great.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Awesome
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    Freaking awesome.

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    I applaud her. But that belly has got to be more than just flexed and tanned... she must be dehydrated at the very least, don't you think? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)


    Yes, she most certainly cut water weight for a day or so. But that only helps prove/promote what she's saying - that what you see on the runway/cover isn't "normal" for the models.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I applaud her. But that belly has got to be more than just flexed and tanned... she must be dehydrated at the very least, don't you think? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)


    Yes, she most certainly cut water weight for a day or so. But that only helps prove/promote what she's saying - that what you see on the runway/cover isn't "normal" for the models.

    My stomach can undergo that kind of transformation just from morning to after dinner...
  • hearthemelody
    hearthemelody Posts: 1,025 Member
    WONDERFUL!!
  • Dino_bacon2112
    Dino_bacon2112 Posts: 341 Member
    Hell, I'd still kill for a tummy that small! And I love that she posted this!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I remember reading an interview with a VIctoria's Secret model not that long ago, where she revealed that in order to be "show ready" for their big runway shows, she has to stop eating solid food one week before the show, and stops drinking any water 48 hours prior to the show. It's crazy to me that in order to show "perfection" women have to starve and dehydrate themselves, and the masses who don't know that continue to try to attain the unattainable. As someone who has struggled with body image, Iwill say it took me a long time to post the pic I have up now as my main profile picture because I saw so much wrong with it. It's not on par with those glossy perfect magazine pictures..... I'm glad so many women are willing to expose their true selves and let the rest of us know that we are probably more like them than we thought we were.
  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    I remember reading an interview with a VIctoria's Secret model not that long ago, where she revealed that in order to be "show ready" for their big runway shows, she has to stop eating solid food one week before the show, and stops drinking any water 48 hours prior to the show. It's crazy to me that in order to show "perfection" women have to starve and dehydrate themselves, and the masses who don't know that continue to try to attain the unattainable. As someone who has struggled with body image, Iwill say it took me a long time to post the pic I have up now as my main profile picture because I saw so much wrong with it. It's not on par with those glossy perfect magazine pictures..... I'm glad so many women are willing to expose their true selves and let the rest of us know that we are probably more like them than we thought we were.


    WOW!!! i had no idea they went through all that.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    I remember reading an interview with a VIctoria's Secret model not that long ago, where she revealed that in order to be "show ready" for their big runway shows, she has to stop eating solid food one week before the show, and stops drinking any water 48 hours prior to the show. It's crazy to me that in order to show "perfection" women have to starve and dehydrate themselves, and the masses who don't know that continue to try to attain the unattainable. As someone who has struggled with body image, Iwill say it took me a long time to post the pic I have up now as my main profile picture because I saw so much wrong with it. It's not on par with those glossy perfect magazine pictures..... I'm glad so many women are willing to expose their true selves and let the rest of us know that we are probably more like them than we thought we were.
    Marcia Cross (who played Bree on Desperate Housewives) has said the hardest part is staying that thin, that she sees her job as being paid to not eat and it's a living hell.

    I think that's sad. She was so thin you could usually see her ribs on her chest if her shirt was low cut. I'm glad I have no aspirations to act. It's good to see actresses like Gabourey Sidibe getting serious work.
  • tlcarolinagirl
    tlcarolinagirl Posts: 1,700 Member
    Love that!! Thanks! Even she has thigh cheese!

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