Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A Post- Baby- Body World

This is thick-thighed, wide-hipped, Bryce Dallas Howard (a.k.a daughter of legendary filmmaker Ron Howard) 4 months after giving birth.  In case she didn't know thick thighs and wide hips do not equate to Hollywood actress- or anywhere actress for that matter.  How human of  her to stroll with baby in public and not hide her head in the sand like a leper.  I mean, God forbid she loose 40 plus pounds of baby weight in 4 months just to have her face splashed across every tabloid while touting the miracles of breast feeding alone.  Not that anyone's keeping tabs, Beyonce, Scary Spice, Heidi Klum....you get the point.  

Losing weight is hard.  Losing baby weight is harder especially if you can't breastfeed or have the luxury of having dieticians, nutritionists, and personal trainers at your fingertips.  Hollywood is in the business of being thin which includes celebrities going to "work" in the gym.  Thus, it is refreshing to see an actress who doesn't look like the norm by her professional standards.  Even if Howard isn't looking to make a statement she's definitely making one and it says "Hey, look at me!  This is what a real woman looks like after she gives birth". 

In case it's not clear, the message here is to love your "post baby body" in whatever shape despite the dimples, dips, and jiggly things on the undersides of your arms and thighs.  Be you.  Loose weight at YOUR pace and by YOUR standards, and not those heaped on by the Jennifer Hudson's, Mariah Carey's, Janet Jackson's and other PAID celebrity spokeswomen who make a buck off of your struggle.  I'm just sayin...

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