Yummy Mummy phenomena?

[Fee]

One of the things I believe doesn't help is pregnant models. I looked nothing like them when pregnant but of course they are all models who are pregnant. They don't look like regular women when not pregnant so of course they aren't going to look like regular women when pregnant.

So those women in those mags and other women who are that size - are they not "regular" women???

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

So those women in those mags and other women who are that size - are they not "regular" women???

Nope - nor are we "real". Apparently, "real" women are 5'1 tall and size 12-26. Size 26 and 5'1? That's diet time, not shopping time! That's a pet peeve of mine, especially in shop windows, because no-one caters for the women almost 6' tall and a size 8 (American 4)... well, they do, but who wants to pay £1000 for a dress when "real" women can get a tent - I mean dress - for £20?

This is why I love fashion magazines, it makes me feel like my body is normal. This is why I'm even loving having a bit of a belly now!

[expat]

Mary, I hear what you're saying about those women looking like crud cos they feel like crud but I honestly think it's a vicious cycle. I feel like crud when I haven't had my hair cut for 6 months and my eyebrows are out of control but it's amazing what a pick me up it is to groom yourself a little and feel good about the way you look. Being a yummy mummy is to me more about looking like you can pull it all together and have some pride in the way you present yourself and less about what clothes size you wear. True, it is easier to present an elegant picture of yourself at a size 8 rather than a 16 but body shape only go so far, grooming can do a lot for you.


I had a friend in highschool who was a typical little Calabrese chickie! Her parents and siblings were all short and 'rounded' yet I never went over there and saw anything less than perfection in their presentation of their house and themselves. They took pride in their presentation and worked the best they could with their genes. I had another friend whose family was the total picture of what Hitler wanted for Germany...tall, arian, athletic and gorgeous, yet they obviously didn't give a squat about their presentation, there were always huge piles of papers everywhere, the garden was a mess, the sofa was more dog hair than uphostery and I don't think I ever saw a clean floor in that place...and I was there a fair bit in my school days!

If you look at potential to look like a picture of perfection, the 2nd family obbiously had a head start, yet their attitude to their presentation was lacking and it showed.

It's the same on an individual level, you can have as much natural beauty as you like and do nothing with it and be nothing special or you can show the world that you respect yourself and like to be the best you can be and it counts for a lot more IMHO.