The Beauty Dilemna

Hello gorgeous readers of Hollie Takes Notes!

I'm Amira from Shades of Gray

and I am taking over Hollie's blog for the day while she's in NYC

{lucky girl.}

With Summer quickly approaching, the thought of getting into a bikini anytime soon is frightening.

Months of hibernation have not left me feeling my best.

And while I definitely want to make healthier food choices

and get off my butt and exercise more often

I often think about how hard women are on themselves

when it comes to their bodies and the way they look.

{But mostly their bodies.}

I blame society for that.

I heard a statistic once that the models on tv

represent only 3% of the women in this world with the same body type.

This means that 97% of us will never look like the images

of the women we are bombarded with daily

in movies, tv, and magazines.

97% will feel like they've fallen short.

And that makes me sad.

In a college course we watched the documentary

Killing Us Softly.

Wow.

{If you have 4 minutes, watch this clip.}

A friend of mine on Facebook shared the link to this really great project:

mybodygallery.com

You get to choose your dimensions:

height, weight, shirt size and shape,

and see real photographs of women

with the same measurements. 

This might help to put into perspective what you actually look like
{and not what you picture in your head}

And if you're brave enough,
maybe you'll post your own.

I think curves are beautiful
and I want to feel more comfortable with mine!

XO,