I found a great website I thought I’d share with you: It’s bodyimageproject.com and it made my day. The idea is that you write or film your own testimonial about how you came to terms with your body issues. How do you feel about the way they look? Writing it out anonymously feels AMAZING. Trust me.
Sometimes it seems like there’s no happy medium when it comes to our looks. On one hand mainstream pop-culture is telling us to turn ourselves into bottle-blond plastic-surgery-loving Barbies (Ahem . . . Heidi Montag!) and telling us that the alternative isn’t appealing.
It’s not like we want to look like we let ourselves go and we eat-it-all and don’t care how we look. Where do you find your place in this debate? That’s what this website is all about. It starts the conversation about living healthy and looking as good as you can (Not as good as some unattainable Hollywood stereotype).
I pan plastic surgery but I love lasers (for hair removal and facials)… Is that hypocritical? With lasers you’re enhancing YOUR natural beauty (not slicing it up and pumping it full of implants!). When the laser stops hair from growing on my upper lip so I never get hair there that’s letting my face shine! When I get a laser facial and fresh young skin is revealed that’s promoting ME! Laser hair removal is for everyone; it’s not excessive; and I don’t think you should spend your money on crazy breast implants or gastric bypass (try going for a walk and ditching the fried foods and soda!)
You can record your own testimonial at http://bodyimageproject.com/ I just posted this:
I’m 27. 5 foot 4 and 120 pounds. Most plastic surgery is invasive, drastic and desperate. I like the idea that you should “look great, not fake”. I don’t believe in cutting my body or stuffing it with Botox and implants. That’s where I draw the line! One exception… I do laser hair removal and get laser facials. It’s non invasive and makes me feel great. It makes ME feel like I’M shining through.
—Laser Gal NYC, from New York, NY US
Love yourself, let the real you shine through. Have a great week!
xxx Laser Gal
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The question you should ask yourself is why you worry about how others want you to look…
Really like the idea lots of people have issues with their body image.
Thanks for the article!
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