I was out with a friend, getting a pedicure the other day and I cam across and old magazine from November of last year. As I was flipping through it I came across a picture of Jennifer Lawrence in her bikini. And next to that was a comment from her: “In Hollywood, I’m obese, I’m considered a fat actress. I’m Val Kilmer in that one picture on the beach.”
And I realized in reading that, that she is right. When I saw her in Silver Linings Playbook I thought she looked kind of chunky, but in reality she is probably the same size, if not smaller than me. And she is not really a chunky girl, she just isn't a size zero like we are trained to look for.
The article link at the top is her comment in the magazine and the link at the bottom is her in a bikini.
I could not believe what I have allowed the Hollywood people to put in my head. But I am at least proud of my self for not thinking that I need to loose weight, just that I need to tone up. I am very happy with my weight I just want more muscle and I want to eat healthier to set a good example for my children. And I don't want them to ever look at someone her size and think she is too fat, I want them to be comfortable with themselves and to not compare their bodies to those robots in Hollywood.
I think that Jennifer Lawrence is setting a great example for our youth and I support her and her body image, and I hope that some day soon I can be as comfortable with my body as she seems to be with hers!
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