I had mixed feelings, because I've definitely posted things in this category on my Instagram and Twitter pages. At the same time, I completely, wholeheartedly, 100% agree that many of these memes take things too far:
- They don't account for the challenges of real life.
- They assume that motivation has to be aggressive.
- They can be triggering for people with eating disorders and body issues in general.
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I mean, seriously? Does anyone think it's a good idea to lose 10 pounds in a week other than the producers of The Biggest Loser? You gotta be realistic and safe if you want lasting change.
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Moral of the story is let's motivate and inspire each other without putting ourselves down or being wildly unrealistic. Let's aim to be healthy, not skinny. That's the real "fitspiration"!
You can read the full Buzzfeed article here.
I absolutely LOVE this post. I hate fitspo, because 1. it promotes unhealthy ideals 2. it's triggering for those in recovery 3. THEY ARE UNREALISTIC. I actually wrote a similar post and made my OWN edits, last year, guess I was ahead of buzz feed :) http://www.eatsandexercisebyamber.com/home/say-no-to-fitspo#.VPb3vEKzDlI
ReplyDeleteI think it is sad and scary that fitspo is even a thing. It goes so far over the top and it worries me when young and impressionable women and girls think that they can make themselves look in a certain way by over exercising and under eating.
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