Since when is size 12 big

It amazes me that models like Megan Gale are referred to big when they are a size 10-12. It’s because mainstream media would have women all looking like anorexic rakes. Australian’s of both genders are getting fatter. But when did size 12 become big. The average size of an Australian women is now according to this article in The Age figment of marketeers imaginations.

A colleague has just returned from the States and he was amazed how much weight his friends and family had put on in the years since he had seen them last. But something I have noticed is fatism, where the overweight are increasingly marginalised. Obesity is definitely an health issue but people need to get real. It is one of the hardest things to tackle. You have to eat.

As someone that has struggled with yo-yo dieting and obsession about weight, it has taken an awfully long time to get to a place where I can eat certain foods without feeling guilty. Now I try to focus on fitness not weight. I exercise regularly but it took over two years of forcing myself to go to the gym to start enjoying it.

It has to be a lifestyle thing otherwise it will never work for you. I love feeling fit and strong. I try not to let the main stream media dictate what size I should be. But it is damn hard not to get sucked in. So don’t buy into the insanity be happy being who you are whatever your size or shape. Ideals of beauty change constantly. Who knows what the ideal will be in 5-10 years time and really who cares.