So of course I'm sitting here, after just finishing my lunch, and thinking I really need to go to the gym today. But why? I absolutely hate the gym and hate almost every minute of it while I'm there. Yes, it has been proven that the human body needs exercise to stay healthy but does it need as much as society says it does? Why do WE put so much pressure on ourselves to work out and stay thin? Every person I talk to is constantly talking about their body in one way or another: I hate my legs, I'm really toning up, that last bite cost me 3 extra points, etc. Half of the people that go to the gym are only there because society thinks they're fat, not because they're trying to get healthy. I myself am only going to the gym because people have noticed I've put on a few pounds. Marilyn Monroe was one of the most beautiful women ever and she was rumored to be a size 14! It didn't seem to matter what size she was, they only noticed how beautiful she was, just ask JFK...not appropriate? How is it that in 50 years time, a woman that size would now be called obese or plus-size and would be mocked by others? Why can't we go back to those times where women are beautiful because of their skin or their eyes or their personality and not because they're a size 2? I will admit I am not totally happy with my body so I could benefit from going to the gym but if I decided not to, would I be talked about behind my back or be called or thunder thighs? I guess only time will tell. And maybe in 50 years from now, we'll only be beautiful if we have 6 rolls instead of a 6-pack.
With love and pearls,
Ashley
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