Victoria Beckham Needs to Gain Weight.
News reports about Victoria Beckham having been advised to put on weight are a welcome sight in a culture where emphasis is on how great people look when they are pencil lead slim. The fashion world is obsessed with making garments that use as little fabric as possible therefore creating > Our magazines flaunt celebrities, such as Ms Beckham, as being stylish and having a great body – what body? There is no body! It’s little more than a skeleton covered in skin! But unfortunately it’s also what is considered by those who judge such things as being beautiful.
The call for Victoria to gain weight in the time leading up to the much awaited Spice Girl reunion tour on the grounds that her current weight isn’t healthy enough to sustain the stresses she will put on it during the tour is evidence that the > Whilst being overweight isn’t good for you, looking like your addicted to liposuction isn't either. What a wonderful message to send out to the youngsters who will once again use the Spice Girls as role models.
Botox and too many bones visible isn’t what’s required to be healthy, that’s the message that’s being sent out here. Looking good is only part of it, you also have to look healthy and eat enough to create the energy you need to live a normal life. That means that you eat nutritionally correct and not just pick at bits of lettuce with a hint of extra virgin olive oil. You need to eat some fats – OK so careful on the saturated fats and definitely no trans fats, but your body does require a little fat. You need protein. You need carbs. You need fresh fruit and veggies. You also need to enjoy what you eat, just not too much!
Everything should be in moderation and now that the word is out that Victoria Beckham isn’t currently at a weight that’s healthy enough for her body to sustain the demands of the tour, this is a great time for other role models to start rethinking their public diet plans, and showing how they can become better ambassadors for healthy living. I’m sure most of them get a kick out of the photos in the magazines, but I’m also sure they’d get a much longer thrill from knowing they have paved the way for a generation of healthy girls who know how to eat nutritiously as well as look good.