Blog Entry
So, this blog is gonna touch a few issues. Ya know its always interesting (as a petite female), how people look at in shape people. As a person who is trying to get into tremendous shape, I can assure you there are ALWAYS areas that can be improved. Whenever I talk about this, particularly to family, i always get something like: "Oh yea, what fat?" or whenever I try to eat healthy, and cheat a small treat they will be like "You cant have that, its too much fat." We as a society have been socialized (along with continuous unhealthy eating) to make obese now = to overweight, overweight now = normal weight, normal weight= in shape or healthy, slim/slender= thin, and thin= anorexic. Its sad, it really is. People think in shape individuals, or athletic individuals, or people with six packs, or fitness models just have superior genetics. A few do. However, its hard work. People just dont wake up and get a six pack. It takes going to the gym or staying home and doing those exercises which strengthen the abs (with a healthy diet).It takes work. So, i guess I am little uneasy (although people here at BB will totally understand cause people here are trying to improve themselves) because at what point do we get society to stop looking at healthy individuals as ‘rare’ and not possible for most people? I think its really important to not be vain and only go after hot thin people. Thats not my mentality. I dont embrace that. Everyone is unique and great. But, we still should strive to be in the best shape possible for ourselves. Humans are not meant to be out of shape/ obese. Should have more pics updated soon 
April 28, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Unfortunately the average person doesn’t realize the tremendous amount of work it takes to get really fit.
There are dangerously thin individuals who are at health risk just as there are very large individuals who are at health risk.
Lean healthy muscle tissue is very compact. It doesn’t take up a lot of space, but when you work lean muscle, it expands dramatically.
Just because a person ‘looks" thin doesn’t mean they have an eating disorder. You, Nicole, are a perfect example of this. You look really thin, but you have a lot of lean hard muscle.
Way to work it! I know you’ll make your fitness goals.
April 29, 2007 at 1:47 pm
I completely agree with what you said and the comment above. I was thin, not lean, and friends and family said I "looked anorexic" when I wasn’t and they should have known I wasn’t. It still bothers me, especially when my mother negatively refers to my brother as skinny, which he’s lean and always has been. I don’t like the word skinny, esp when thats not what Im going for. people just dont seem to understand that…I think its a psychological reason that I just have been having so much trouble getting to my goal. I fear being called "skinny" when I know they’re just not used to it and perhaps are envious.