tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147711255510938072.post4947101663677613838..comments2024-03-01T01:39:36.078-08:00Comments on Fierce Fat and Fashionable: Dieting Through The DecadesVictoria H xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911220792382133009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147711255510938072.post-82780880500907261182012-04-24T12:25:04.551-07:002012-04-24T12:25:04.551-07:00Hi hon,
Nice post. I'm going to post the link...Hi hon,<br /><br />Nice post. I'm going to post the link to my FB page. Can I just ask, where did you get that £2 billion figure from? I'm trying to find a reputable source for the size of the UK diet industry, and not having much luck so far,<br /><br />Ang xDoneDietinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868561049254931125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147711255510938072.post-28626391569412572802012-04-17T14:43:15.352-07:002012-04-17T14:43:15.352-07:00Wonderful post! What an excellent survey of attitu...Wonderful post! What an excellent survey of attitudes towards body shapes over the decades. As you show, it's not really a progression from appreciating curves to not (as many people think), but rather a sort of pendulum effect, with fashions alternating by favouring one or the other. One really great example of this is Renaissance art. They really liked curvy chicks! Check out DaVinci's Mona Lisa or Botticelli's Birth of Venus. I really love the expression "there is no wrong way to have a body." I appreciate the beauty in all bodies; the different lines and shapes they can create can be striking at any size, as these different fashion trends demonstrate. But I definitely think the pressure to diet (especially when it falls in under the same cover as images of airbrushed and photo-shopped models whose body shapes are almost entirely impossible to attain for most people) can be very damaging. I think it's great to just maintain a good nutritious balance, and weigh whatever your body wants you to weigh, if that makes sense. Nutrition is more important than the number on the scale or on the tag of your jeans. That's what we should be imparting to our youth.CurvyCdnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548925975254579903noreply@blogger.com