Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 14:28     Subject: Normal size celebs
I saw this article on Jennifer Love Hewitt today and thought of this thread. (Apologies that it might be paywalled for most. I don’t think New York mag has an option for gift links?)

https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-love-hewitt-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-interview.html

I really felt for her in the part where she talks about how the paparazzi captured her at a moment when she was feeling free and unselfconscious and then that moment made the cover of People for others to discuss her body. The rest of us may not have to deal with paparazzi, but I think all women know the push-pull of wanting to feel free of others’ gaze and our own self-judgments, only to be constantly pulled back into the mental panopticon. Her mother’s told her she had to reclaim her power over her own self, in terms of living her life for HER and not for the judgment of others, and I think that applies just as much (if in different ways) to all of us who will never make the cover of People.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 12:59     Subject: Normal size celebs
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And, unfortunately, I am currently battling a pretty nasty depression that keeps me from being very active. I am trying to work my way back to that, but it will take time. Right now, getting out of bed and interacting with other humans is a win.


Fellow big time depression sufferer and I just want to encourage you that daily exercise will help in multiple ways. It's not easy, but it's heavily beneficial.


Thank you. I know and I want to, but my mind and body are fighting each other still.

This crazy heat isn’t helping. I do enjoy going for a walk, but not when you can barely breathe and you’re just a puddle of sweat.

I will get there. Just need to settle back into myself. Glad to know there are others who have been where I am.


It's brutal out there! I have a fitness watch (your phone will count steps too, just leave it in your pocket) and a daily goal of 6000 steps. I have a treadmill for the hot/rainy/icy/cold days. Pop on an episode of the office or similar sitcom and I bang out 2000-2500 steps at a 2.4 MPH walk. Do it twice a day and I hit my step goal.


We do have a treadmill and I should get on it. I am terrible at scheduling myself, though. I am most successful (in good times) with classes at a gym or rec center - set schedule, paid for, have to leave the house, etc. I do actually have a walk date scheduled with a friend/sort of my therapist? tonight, as long as we don't get a storm at our scheduled time. Today is so much more bearable than the rest of this week!
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 12:15     Subject: Normal size celebs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
And, unfortunately, I am currently battling a pretty nasty depression that keeps me from being very active. I am trying to work my way back to that, but it will take time. Right now, getting out of bed and interacting with other humans is a win.


Fellow big time depression sufferer and I just want to encourage you that daily exercise will help in multiple ways. It's not easy, but it's heavily beneficial.


Thank you. I know and I want to, but my mind and body are fighting each other still.

This crazy heat isn’t helping. I do enjoy going for a walk, but not when you can barely breathe and you’re just a puddle of sweat.

I will get there. Just need to settle back into myself. Glad to know there are others who have been where I am.


It's brutal out there! I have a fitness watch (your phone will count steps too, just leave it in your pocket) and a daily goal of 6000 steps. I have a treadmill for the hot/rainy/icy/cold days. Pop on an episode of the office or similar sitcom and I bang out 2000-2500 steps at a 2.4 MPH walk. Do it twice a day and I hit my step goal.
Anonymous
Post 07/17/2025 13:54     Subject: Normal size celebs
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Anonymous wrote:I can't stand women like you who think skinny = abnormal. Like all skinny people are obsessed over their body, when overweight people likely obsess more. The title of your post talks about "size" but then your thread talks about surgery and fake. There are fat people who do surgery/botox you know.


Sweetie, breathe. Nobody is attacking you personally. No need to flip out.

"skinny" isn't normal for most people. Some people are naturally quite thin, but the "skinny" thing is cultural, not genetic, and past about 35, it becomes incredibly difficult for people who aren't naturally thin to maintain "skinny". It does require a certain level of obsession, and resources, and invested time. That's why it's considered a social status marker: if it were natural, more people would look that way naturally and there'd be less power in it.

Celebrities derive a lot of their social status and power from this skinniness. Very few of them are naturally thin people. Most of them have personal trainers, chefs, dieticians, and some really screwy eating habits. It's a known part of celebrity culture. A startling amount of female celebrities have had extensive "work" done, well beyond botox.

It's not unreasonable to experience some difficulty finding normal-sized celebs, because the industry doesn't really support them. The thread isn't about all skinny women. It's about a lack of body diversity in celebrity culture. If you can't see the reality of that, well, that's a you issue.


Only fat people think this is true. It's just an excuse to stay fat.

"Women aged 40-49 were about 25½ pounds heavier on average in 2002 compared with 1960."

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/04news/americans.htm

A lot of women smoked and/or constantly dieted. They drank Sego. Women were boringly obsessed with appearances. It was probably the most important thing to a lot of women.

I think people not smoking is the number one reason for obesity now but also the cultural acceptance of snacking, big portions and the incredible abundance of cheap foods means that there are constant signals and temptations to pick up food. Gas stations didn't have food for sale in 1960.
Anonymous
Post 07/17/2025 13:14     Subject: Normal size celebs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
And, unfortunately, I am currently battling a pretty nasty depression that keeps me from being very active. I am trying to work my way back to that, but it will take time. Right now, getting out of bed and interacting with other humans is a win.


Fellow big time depression sufferer and I just want to encourage you that daily exercise will help in multiple ways. It's not easy, but it's heavily beneficial.


Thank you. I know and I want to, but my mind and body are fighting each other still.

This crazy heat isn’t helping. I do enjoy going for a walk, but not when you can barely breathe and you’re just a puddle of sweat.

I will get there. Just need to settle back into myself. Glad to know there are others who have been where I am.