In class we were discussing the characteristics about being an "ideal woman" and they all happened to be physical features. They included tiny waist, big breasts, long legs, perfect hair, ect. For many women this is ideal but not achievable. Many of the characteristics named are met by cosmetic alterations or crazy workouts and diets. Someone mentioned the Victoria's Secret Fashion show and it made me curious to how they achieve their perfect shape. As it turns out, their diet is very unhealthy and dangerous. They begin an intense workout months before the show and begin dieting weeks in advance. They do not eat solid food, drink gallons of water a day, and workout some more. 12 hours before the show they stop eating and drinking all together for extra "tone." How do they not pass out on the runway?? I wonder how many women actually try to follow the footsteps of these dehydrated and starving models and succeed. It would be hard for anyone who needs to eat to stay alive or keep from passing out from dehydration. Here's an article where VS model Adriana Lima tells girls not to follow the diet she does because it is unsafe and she only does it when she has to, but how can we be so sure?
http://blisstree.com/eat/adriana-lima-tells-fans-not-to-starve-themselves-704/
Valerie Walden
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