Women applaud the plus-size models while doctors are dismayed that we are giving in to the new overweight in America.
In a recent National Public Radio broadcast, On Point with Tom Ashbrook, he commented that 30 percent of Americans are now obese and two-thirds are overweight. Despite nearly $147 billion spent on obesity-related illness, there is a new kind of acceptance and even celebration of heavy Americans. Overweight America | WBUR and NPR – On Point with Tom Ashbrook
Men prefer thin women with curves. However, the question each woman must ask herself is this, “Do I want to lose weight for myself, or to please the man in my life?” The answer should be, “I want to lose for my health.” As such, plus-size models should serve as an inspiration to appreciate one’s body no matter what size. BUT a firm reminder that as a nation we need to lose weight.
When Glamour depicted a plus-size model thousands of readers were thrilled. And now the magazine seems to be saying, if one is good, more is better. Maybe. Frankly the more I looked at the woman with her stomach flopped over her thighs (yes wearing my stomach) the greater the incentive it gave me to go on a serious weight loss program.
When husbands and wives, or couples share the incentive to be healthy — it’s a love and marriage win-win.
The problem with weight loss is boredom. Frankly I hate it. Since sex is the best exercise for couples, we are thumbing through Alison Tyler’s, “Never Have the Same Sex Twice.” Never Have the Same Sex Twice, Alison Tyler, Book – Barnes & Noble from Cleis Press.
My earlier pieces on the topic:
- Model fired, yes, men prefer thin women
- Swimsuit models or erotica, a hot body turns men on
- Yoga attracts love and sparks sizzling sex
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