Women are more into being skinny than men want them to be skinny. I was so SCRAWNY thanks to an ED I had in college. It didn’t come from a desire of being skinny, as much as control (now that I reflect) in the form of my weight. And you’re right – too skinny is very unhealthy. It makes hair grow in weird places, you sweat at night yet freeze all day. And you are just tiiiiired.

As an adult, though, I decided to get fit for real and GAINED weight and have been fighting the stereotype that a lower weight is better. A strong and healthy and balanced body is best. But even that is nothing without confidence, as Olympia competitor Erin Stern has been telling me.

So… what is hot. A mixture of strength and confidence is what I would tell my niece. 🙂 (Thank goodness I have boys. 🙂 )

I think it’s something I’ll have to take day by day and just teach him as it comes up!

The way a woman carries herself says so much. You can tell when someone takes pride in themselves and how they look and how other people perceive them. Unfortunately we DO live in an appearance obsessed World, and though I do believe that “beauty begins on the inside” – most people go on appearance and first impression and never take the time to learn the “inside.”

As a mother of a Tween, INTEGRITY has been the #1 thing I preach and teach to my daughter. I think that if all of our daughters had integrity and self love and respect, we would have a much different World.