I have posted a link to a very important video I think everyone needs to watch. It doesn't matter if you are male/female or young/old. Just watch and you will understand. Please watch it before you read the rest of this post! If you don't then it won't make much sense.

http://www.mamamia.com.au/style/send-this-clip-to-every-single-woman-you-know/

What Jean Kilbourne talks about in this video is absolutely 100% true. Just a few weeks ago was the Victoria Secret fashion show and that night and the following day my facebook newsfeed and twitter were filled with comments about never eating again, making yourself throw up, and running to the gym to work out for hours on end. Don't get me wrong I would have had the same thoughts if I had seen it because you look at those women and think "why don't I look like that?" Kilbourne was correct in saying that people don't look like that. Sure some of those models do but that is an extremely small percentage of the worlds population. Those women are not healthy.

This is no longer just a problem in females, eating disorders are on the rise in males and it is our job to put a stop to this. Men need to tell the women in their life that they are beautiful no matter what size or shape they are and women we need to stop telling men that they need to be thin to be considered attractive.

I will be the first to admit that I have conversations with my boyfriend about getting in shape However my motive is not to find him attractive it is because we both eat whatever we want and don't exercise other than walking our dog three times a day.

I tell myself on a daily basis that I need to lose weight and get in shape. I consider myself lucky to be look the way I do because I NEVER exercise. I will exercise one day and feel great then forget about it for a few weeks. With that attitude I will never be in the shape I want to be in. I have been insecure about my body for a long time when in reality I don't really have a reason to be. I have been getting compliments on my legs from friends and even my moms friends since I can remember and I have never understood it. My calfs are huge! They are all muscle but still they are big and I never liked it until recently when I accepted that those are my legs and I better get used to it.

Working as a nanny & babysitter I realize that I am a huge influence to the kids I watch. I once used the phrase "oh no I am on a diet" when a 10 yr old girl offered me a cookie. She was confused because she didn't think I needed to be on a diet and since then I have begun to say "No thanks I am trying to eat healthy." I learned a lot just from that conversation. Kids are learning to go on diet earlier and earlier because they see the people they look up to on diets. Kids think that if their favorite star, mom, babysitter, sister,  or cousin is dieting then they need to as well. It is our job to teach kids that this is not a the way to live.

Yesterday I worked out and today I am extremely sore but it is the kind of sore you know is good because it will get results. Tonight I am going walking with two friends and I already set up a time to do the workout from yesterday again tomorrow. I don't want to be thin, I want to be healthy. Being thin and being healthy are two very different things. Being healthy is eating the right foods, exercise and living a lifestyle that is beneficial to your mind and body.

Feel free to express your thoughts and comments on this topic by commenting below!

This post is random and I bet some parts don't make sense but it is just my thoughts and feeling on the matter. Like I have said in other posts I know I am a terrible writer but you just have to deal with it! :)