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Size Zero
The news has been full of the Size Zero debate recently so I really don’t need to rehash all the headlines. There are many people, particularly those who suffer from eating disorders, that so desperately strive to achieve a perfect figure. It doesn’t matter whether you are a binge eater who wants to be a UK size 10 or an anorexic trying to be a size 0, the one thing in common is that there is a strong belief that life will be perfect when you reach this size. |  |
Sadly that isn’t the reality of the case. Life will never be perfect whatever size you reach. Problems don’t simply go away because you weight a certain amount; people still die; family crises occur; equipment breaks down etc. Whilst obesity has undisputed health issues, so too does being seriously underweight. Death is the brutal reality for some people who so desperately seek to be slimmer and slimmer and slimmer. For those who survive they live with infertility issues, osteoporosis, digestion problems like bloating or constipation, lowered immunity which results in other illnesses and poor self image to name just a few things.
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| Are size zero models actually happy people? Well would you be happy if your whole career depended upon the food you ate, or rather the food you didn’t eat. Life is tough because they daren’t put on a tiny amount of weight or else they are thrown out for being too big; yet their size does not reflect the weight of people you see walking around your local high street. It’s a very interesting exercise to go and watch “normal” people and see how many people look like they have walked off the cover of a magazine. So far I have never seen anyone yet! |
My perception of perfect people was dispelled when I watched a photographer remove all the wrinkles making someone look 50 years younger. Suddenly I realised that is exactly what they do to make these models in magazines look perfect. The reality is we will never look like them.
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So let’s focus on helping people struggling with body image issues or eating disorders find peace and serenity inside themselves. Only a hundred years ago to be plump was the in thing as it was a sign of wealth. I hope the trends will change to reflect a healthy size rather an unhealthy image which the majority of men do not find in the least bit attractive. | |
If you are suffering from an eating disorder, you may want help from Changing Lives Online Counselling Service through online counselling or the Binge No More Assessment package.
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