Three Facts the Media Does Not Want You to Know

I don't know about you, but I usually feel rotten after I leaf through one of the popular women's magazines. Have you ever noticed suddenly feeling ugly, fat, frumpy, or flawed after reading a copy of Vogue, Glamour, Mademoiselle, etc.?

Well, it's not a coincidence. The fact is that most women's magazines don't exist to inform, help, or entertain us. The sole reason for their existence is to sell us stuff ~ mostly stuff we don't even need.

How do they do that successfully? In marketing, it's called "creating a need." They make us feel bad about ourselves so we'll buy products to fix us. It's a nasty little game they play

1. Magazines cater to advertisers on what content to offer. For example, they won't publish photos of women who love and accept their normal bodies. If they do run an article with that idea (which doesn't happen often), they'll accompany it with a photo of an underweight model. Women who love their natural bodies aren't good customers for the diet advertisers.

2. They consistently depict images of unattainable beauty. Models generally stand about 5'9" and weigh around 110 pounds. The average American woman is 5'4" and weighs 140. Most of us are never going to look like models no matter how hard we try. And not even models themselves can live up to the photoshopped-to-perfection images that are created when their photos are digitally "airbrushed." The media specifically set out to convince us that we are unattractive unless we look like these fake images. Blatant ads or "recommendations" within the articles convince us to eagerly buy products.

3. Then they keep changing the rules. Every magazine issue has a better diet, different makeup, and/or the latest style. They continually promote the newest, best, improved, reformulated, etc. products. There is no way to ever keep up so we keep buying and buying, ever hopeful that the latest purchase will make us look and feel good.

It's a bad trade-off. We spend our days feeling bad about ourselves and squander our hard-earned money on junk. We waste our life energy dieting in a futile effort to change our bodies. Meanwhile, the media and advertisers skip happily along with their ever-expanding profits.

Well I don't know about you, but I'm tired of the message. I am choosing to not look at magazines that depict unrealistic images of beauty, that make me feel bad about myself, or that show endless images of emaciated actresses. I've decided to like who I am rather than trying to emulate anyone else.

I'm taking back my life and telling the media to take a hike. And I'm on a mission to invite others to join me. I'm tired of women wasting their money and their lives. I invite YOU to join me in walking away from the emotionally violent content of today's women's magazines.

I believe that we are each beautiful in our own unique ways. I'm all for taking delicious, nurturing care of ourselves and for being well-groomed.

But I also believe women have a lot to offer the world beyond how we look. And I'm calling on all of us to enjoy life and make a difference in the world instead of wasting our time and money trying to attain the media's impossible version of perfection.

2005 Nancy Hill has helped thousands get free of the dieting nightmare with her ebook, "Undieting - 11 Simple Steps to Reclaim Your Body and Your Life." Sign up now for the free 7-day email course at Free Course and discover how to get your life back.

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Plus Size Bridesmaid Dresses For the Fuller Figure

When your best friend of all times is a bit on the large side it should not make you feel uncomfortable about asking her to be a bridesmaid. How could you possibly not ask her? After all, she has been through thick and thin with you and has always been there to lift your spirits when things were not going according to plan. Just spend some time together discovering great plus size bridesmaid dresses.

These days it is recognized that bridesmaids come in all shapes and sizes. So there really is no need to leave her out. All you have to do is discover where you can buy a bridesmaid's dress which she will look great in and feel confident wearing to accompany you down the aisle.

Carry out a search of the Internet and you will see numerous websites offering bridesmaids dresses in a full range of sizes. With so many colors and fabrics available to you, you will discover which are the best styles for the fuller figure. It will also become clear which designs of dress you should avoid at all costs. Let's face it, you do not want some slinky little number clinging desperately to the hips of your best friend. It would be so much better to go for a style which flows from the waist, hiding all the lumps and bumps.

Many people are shying away from the traditional style bridesmaids dress and are going for sari and kimono type clothes. These cost much less than a formal outfit and on the right person can look absolutely fabulous. There are many different designs in this type of 'cover all clothing' and some are quite exquisitely embellished with jewels, sequins and beads.

As far as accessories are concerned, depending on the time of year of the wedding, like autumn or winter time, there are some stunning shoulder wraps out there which nicely cover up the tops of arms thought to be too flabby to have on show. Most women are conscious of the tops of their arms, even those who are not carrying excess weight, so they are usually more than happy to cover them up, as long as this is done in a stylish manner. A wrap of this kind can make an excellent accessory to the outfit by way of match or contrast to the dress. Of course, a pair of high heels adds lift and height to the full figure and alters the whole stance of the person wearing them.

Quite often the way in which a bridesmaid wears her hair seems to change her whole appearance and hair taken up on to the top of the head and adorned with beautiful hair accessories can make the lovely lady look even more elegant.

Everyone can look good in an outfit that is right for their body shape along with accessories to go with it. When looking for plus size bridesmaid dresses use the choices available and your best friend will be happy on the inside and the outside and so will you!

You can read more about flattering plus size bridesmaid dresses at The Bride's Heart, planning your dream wedding.

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