FIT is The New Skinny

Sorry I have been MIA...The weekend was busy and then I was working with my boss so I was mentally not up for extra 'stuff'. The healthy eating is going well and I have 'cheated' a few times, but I will write more about that later. I wanted to finish a post I started awhile ago....

"FIT is the new skinny."  I've seen this quote several places lately and I love it! Our focus should be on what can our bodies do, as one of my favorite personal trainers says. Unfortunately many times, we as women, are only concerned with what our bodies look like and only focus on the trouble zones. We can diet our way to thin thin thin, but that doesn't mean we are healthy.

Healthy is a heart that pumps efficiently thanks to cardiovascular exercise. Arms that can lift our children and drag our own kayak to the water...No man necessary:) Legs that propel us through a run on a sunny afternoon. Muscle that covers our bones and makes us feel strong and sexy. Who wants to be skinny fat? Not me! Skinny fat is when you are just that... skinny, but the lack of muscle tone actually make your body fat percentage a larger portion of your overall body composition. Oh and it makes our butts flabby and as we age our skin will become flabby. No thanks!

Women are bombarded with ads of models who are unrealistic. A model's natural body type, think Victoria Secret Angels,  makes up only 5% of the population. Although they make up a small part of the population, I would say 97% of ads feature women who look like this. I am not setting out to change the face of advertising by this blog. What I hope to accomplish, is to encourage you all to be realistic about your body, and to praise it for all the things it can do!

Pinterest has become very popular and I happen to love it as well. There is a health and beauty section that both motivates and inspires me, while also appalling me. I saw the quote, 'Fit is the new Skinny' on pinterst and I love it. That quote makes me want to get in the gym and sweat it out and high five my booty after overhead squats loaded with 55lbs.

Other quotes like this one make me sick:

I understand what this message is trying to get across, but when you take the words for face value it is vanity central. It reminds me of the unfortunate voice that speaks the loudest in many female brains. The one that makes them feel bad about themselves.

I'll start with the parts I like about this post:

You will be happy.
You will not be ashamed of your body.
You will be beautiful.
You will keep going.

Things that make me throw up in my mouth and what I would change it to say:

You will be the thin. (you will be STRONG)
You will wear bikinis. (You will be CONFIDENT in your attire)
You will have that gap. (You will make PEACE with your thighs)
You will be the skinny one. (You will be the HEALTHY one)
You will weigh less. (You will focus on what your body can DO)
You will eat less. (You will eat more HEALTHY food)

Hey you, remember....

So go out and be just that!

Chaio