What is beauty?

They say beauty lies in the eye of the beholder but how are young girls suppose to know that when the media is telling them your only beautiful if you look a certain way or weigh a certain amount. It's sad to know that girls at the age of 13 are already on diets wanting to be thinner.

• In one study, three out of four women stated that they were overweight although only one out of four actually were.

I think it's ironic how  the Victoria's Secret "love your body campaign" shows women who are fit and thin. Who wouldn't love their body if it looked like that? But the reality of it is not everyone has a personal trainer, specialized diets, make up artists or photoshop like the Victoria Secret models.

The expectations of how a woman should look in today's society is sickening. Girls start having eating disorders at an earlier age and something needs to change.

In the United States, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting a life and death battle with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. Approximately 25 million more are struggling with binge eating disorder (Crowther et al., 1992; Fairburn et al., 1993; Gordon, 1990; Hoek, 1995; Shisslak et al., 1995). 

There have been many celebrity's who are speaking out against not being like the Victoria Secret models such as Demi Lovato who are speaking out against "the pressure to be perfect." Lovato suffered from eating disorders and knows the pressures of being perfect in the eyes of the media.
Campaigns like the Dove Real Beauty showcases your average woman you would see on a day-to-day basis. Those who aren't afraid to indulge themselve with a chocolate candy bar after a hard day's work!

I'm not saying that the VS campaign is bad or wrong, but I am saying that societys view on what "beauty" is needs to change. I also know that changing society's view isn't going to happen over night so as women we need to change our attitude on our own body image. As women we need to be realistic, body's come in all shapes and sizes. We need to appreciate what we have, I have curves and as much as I hate them if  I ever want to be comfortable in my own skin I have to embrace them.

I end this post with one of my favorite quotes

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."