Tag: body image

Over the past few months this question of “am I my body” has been impossible to escape.

Recently it was announced that 40 percent of American women are obese, according to a study appearing in the Journal of American Medical Association. This is nearly half of American women.

At the time, I consumed only 1,300-1,400 calories a day while I worked a full time, labor intensive job and had a full class schedule. I didn't see a problem with my habits, but now I realize why I restricted my caloric intake so heavily: I was becoming more and more acquainted with gay male culture, and it's toxic ideal of beauty.

Meghan Trainor’s song: ‘All About The Bass’ heads the top five of Billboard’s top 100 songs for a second straight week. People are loving the song even if some are hating on the conflicting body-positivity claims.