Fight Against The Scales – Part 2

We all know the size zero hype puts us under pressure to conform but it begs the question, how much of our body insecurities, worries and problems are as a result of these reckless and irresponsible media and fashion trends? I would say that its time for all of us to wake up and see what is real and what is fantasy; we are exposed to a large machine that makes a lot of money. This includes the fashion world that makes and sells the size zero concept, the magazines that sells the dream that it’s achievable, and the beauty industry that sells the products to enable us to try and achieve it. It’s all…

Fight Against The Scales – Part 1

Wouldn’t it be amazing if our society could forget its obsession with weight and its need to constantly measure it? I want us to see the reality in this unhealthy and addictive habit. I want people to see the truth. In my experience this common obsession of weighing ourselves can often be unrealistic, unhealthy and inconclusive on weight gained or lost. We don’t in reality get the whole picture when we look at that all in important perceived number, be it in either stone or kilograms. The majority of us unfortunately do not have the knowledge or education to put this number into context. We don’t understand what forces are at work within the body…