let's discuss this article, shall we:
Tina Fey: ‘I don’t weigh myself’
Actress tells Vogue she lets fit of her clothes decide if she’s gained weight
“30 Rock” star and Vogue’s new cover model Tina Fey says she doesn’t obsess about her figure — explaining that she lets the fit of her clothes decide if she’s gained weight.
“I don’t weigh myself. I just go by if my clothes fit,” the writer/actress told Vogue in its March issue. “I try not to participate too much in the incredible amount of wasted energy that women have around dealing with food.”
Fey says that being in front of the camera has been a good motivator to stay fit.
“I just feel like being healthy is sort of a job requirement to be on TV, and being a writer is so much coping with fatigue and stress, and you just eat. You eat to stay awake,” she continued.
Before appearing on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Fey said she lost 30 pounds.
“I’ve never gone back up,” she told the mag. “Well … I have had a baby. I gained 35 pounds … and had a 5-pound baby.”
She explained that she sees both the pros and cons of the fashion industry.
“People will say, ‘Oh, fashion magazines are so bad, they’re giving girls a negative message’ — but we’re also the fattest country in the world, so it’s not like we’re all looking at fashion magazines and not eating. Maybe it just starts a shame cycle: I’m never going to look like that model, so … Chicken McNuggets it is!” she said.
“And conversely, I don’t look at models who are crazy skinny and think I want to look like that, because a lot of them are gigantic, with giant hands and feet … the women I grew up around were curvy … there wasn’t this value on skinny, skinny, skinny. Curvy was clearly meant to be the winner. I go up and down a few pounds with a relative amount of kindness to myself. And I have a daughter, and I don’t want her to waste her time on all of that.”
Fey said she hopes she’s someone in Hollywood that the everyday woman can relate to.
“I feel like I represent normalcy in some way. What are your choices today in entertainment? People either represent youth, power, or sexuality. And then there’s me, carrying normalcy,” she said. “Me and Rachael Ray.”
okay, so i obviously have an opinion that i'd like to...weigh in on. sorry, i had to. this is yet another reason why i absolutely adore tina fey - her complete honesty and sense of rationality.
i live in a world that cannot escape its own vanity. close to home or far away, figuratively, i'm surrounded by narcissism. men have no sense of control when it comes to controlling their body image. they think they are in complete control, but in reality they're nowhere even close. if you want to see insecurity at its finest, go to any gym in the lakeview area. wow. also, go to any of the bars on halsted. double wow. never in your life (unless you live in LA) have you seen such insecure, attention-needy, and FIT people. these men work out incessantly, their diet consists of anything with a GNC or Vitamin World logo on it (add in some rice, raw meat, and eggs) and the juice between their heads and their muscle is FLOWIN.
these men are completely consumed with how they look in the mirror. they flex, they pose, they check out their butts, they freak out at the thought of sugar, they constantly count heads that may have turned in their direction. they're desperately seeking the stare of a stranger. eye contact is all they need to reassure oneself that they are looking good tonight. they have their tightest t on, they pout their lips, they practice their "i'm so distracted right now i have no time to acknowledge your existence" shuffle. it's like clockwork.
while these men may have the bodies that attract the eye, while they may get the attention they seek, and while they may have the notches in their bedpost to measure their success -- they are nothing but a shell. their body image is so skewed they have no real perception of who they really are. but who can blame them? with a schedule that consists of hours at the gym everyday, constantly counting calories, measuring scoopfuls of whey protein, and reading the protein content on everything that they buy...who has time to work on "the self?"
instead of subscribing to a moderated, healthy lifestyle...they're all about instant gratification. they want to look good now. they want their biceps to out measure yours. they want to steal your boyfriend or girlfriend. they want it all i.e. your attention. but could they throw a punch? oh, probably not, but to them, by the sheer size of their arm you'd never know that. but it's true. it's all smoke and mirrors. just because they pile on some temporary muscle mass, by no means does that mean they are strong. they can lift heavy stuff, sure, but could they wrestle someone and win? doubt it. show me your time after finishing a triathalon. oh, you drowned during the swimming portion? makes sense.
these gym bunnies aren't athletes, they aren't the pinnacles of health. they starve, they diet, they withhold, they push their bodies hard...there's no sense of long term personal responsibility to their well-being. it's the here and now. it's all about the mental instant gratification and measurable attention. if they're doing anything, they're building an exterior that is produced, not earned or merited.
find any of these "hot muscle boys" in ten years...they'll have the same story of your high school sport superstars. remember how in shape and goodlooking they used to be? at some point their "extreme diets and workout regimens" began to slow...and then cease...and then WOAH. that muscle turned to fat real quick. they let themself go. after all, they have no idea what a real diet is...one that consists of eating healthy, eating in moderation, and all while not depriving yourself of food with fat, sugar, butter, or anything that comes with sprinkles.
life is short you guys. tina fey said it best when she said "I don’t look at models who are crazy skinny and think I want to look like that, because a lot of them are gigantic, with giant hands and feet."
wow is that true. what's almost humorous is - go get a close-up of any of these "hot guys" and take a look at their face. ask them to smile. get a reference from someone they recently dated. find out what their resume includes. ask them what they think about universal healthcare.
while anyone can have an impressive body, you can't build-a-face and you can't escape a delusional personality disorder.
another sentence of tina's perfectly summed up my own personal outlook on life. perfectly. i absolutely treasure the confines of feeling like a "normal" human being. i work out, i eat right, i measure the results by how i look in my clothes. i like to stay active. but i truly know if i'm doing things right if i feel like a normal human being. nothing i do is extreme. i'm not cutting out carbs or cheese. i'm not hiring a personal trainer so that i can get a six pack. i'm healthy and i'm happy. enough said: “I feel like I represent normalcy in some way. What are your choices today in entertainment? People either represent youth, power, or sexuality. And then there’s me, carrying normalcy,” she said. “Me and Rachael Ray.”
perfect.
guys - eat in moderation. be fit. exercise. go on a walk and get some fresh air. taste your food. live your life. vanity is like money...you think it's going to get you what you want out of life, but after you have it, you may find yourself at your lowest point ever. don't waste your time trying to appear like something that you're not. if you don't love the total package that makes up who you really are, no one else will love you either. nobody wants to date your ego, except perhaps other nobodies.
so be very careful. be happy with yourself. be rational. be kind. and be a good person.
think long term. are you going to keep up this extreme dog-and-pony show for the rest of your life? i highly doubt it. but if you manage to, i bet you're still single when you're 65...still creepin around that same old bar in that same tight t. how will you ever find love if you're completely in love with yourself?
don't get caught up in your bodily self-image. it's really not worth it. it's hazardous to your health. find happiness.
"I go up and down a few pounds with a relative amount of kindness to myself. And I have a daughter, and I don’t want her to waste her time on all of that.”
well said.
