EVERYONE
STOP WORRYING SO DAMN MUCH ABOUT YOUR FIGURE
YOU LOOK FINE.

It makes me really freaking sad (working in the food service industry) seeing how many otherwise powerful, intelligent, successful women are completely crippled by their unhealthy opinions of their own bodies.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t go to the gym, or be careful not to eat foie gras every night. But dammit, if you love food, then ENJOY it! If you want to be in better shape, do it! Work out, get fit. But do it because you want to get fit, not because you’re terrified of being considered worthless if you’re not.

It sounds cliche, but it’s true that people like you better and think you’re more attractive if you’re comfortable with yourself and your lifestyle. And I doubt that you can be that way if

“I’m never eating again, except protein and now ill be living at the gym… forever.”

because your boyfriend thought someone skinnier than you (on TV, no less) was cute. That kind of reaction betrays the kind of poor self-esteem that makes me sad and angry.

I’m sorry that the culture that we live in makes it so hard for women to like themselves. And I wish that the women I know who are great, talented, smart and good-looking could see beyond the barrier of “skinny” into the realm of “happy.”