Today I am writing for 2 reasons. The first is because I wanted to post a new picture of me on the 7th of each month to track my progress. But since I forgot it was the 7th on the actual 7th, I took one this morning with my phone and am posting today. It's not a great picture (quality wise) but at least you can tell its me.
The other thing I wanted to talk about was the way that girls in middle and high school see their bodies.
I substituted yesterday, in the classroom I was in, I overheard a 7th grade girl talk about how she had lost 4 pounds, and wanted to lose 10 more. I looked over at this girl, who is a very healthy weight, and asked her to repeat what she said. She then proceeded to tell me that she weighed 114 pounds, and she wanted to be no more than 100. For a girl who was about 3 inches shorter than I was, weighing 100 pounds were make her look like she was ill.
It bothered me that poor self image started with this girl already. I told her what I would have told anyone in that situation. At her age her body is going through so many changes, that weight will fluctuate. I told her that my poor self image started at her age and that I still struggle with it everyday. She was a beautiful girl, who was a very healthy weight. If she wanted to be healthy, she should eat better foods (I.e. veggies, fruits, lean meats, etc) and to do light exercise to stay active. I'm sure she didn't care about what I had to say. But I said it anyway, and hopefully I said something that will stick with her.
Would you have done the same thing?
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