Naturally Skinny? I Beg to Differ..

Every time I walk by Victoria's Secret I always wish I could have been born as naturally skinny and tall as they were. Last 4th of July I got talking to my cousin who had dated a Victoria's Secret model and told me some of the rules they had to obey...

First off, they were kept on super strict diets! No grains, dairy, alcohol or sugar. And had to weigh in every week to make sure they were still in their goal weight. If they had gone over, they had to immediately pack up and through intense workouts and diet changes to make them 'skinny' again. As you can imagine, these models watch what they eat every single second of the day. My cousin said that one of the reasons he broke up with his girlfriend is because she got so obsessed with her weight that she changed into almost a different person and he hated how skinny she'd gotten. 

While some of the diet tricks models follow, like eating small meals every 2-3 hours, are healthy for you and do speed up your metabolism it is not worth all the immense stress and damage it does to your body. Plus, amazing amounts of editing go into every picture you see in the magazines and etc.

Ever noticed though, that almost no matter how skinny Victoria's Secret models get you can never see their ribs? Some people are naturally skinny, but that skinny with that huge of boobs? After doing some research I found out that doctors will do a surgery to remove models ribs!!!!! Being able to find out if Victoria's Secret models actually get this surgery is much harder to determine because they do not advertise it. I also found out the height and weights of some Victoria's Secret models. While some were more realistic weights, some were down right scary! 

Alessandra Ambrosio: 5'10 and 112 pounds

Gisele Bunchen: 5'11 and 130 pounds

Carmen Cass: 5'10 and 114 pounds

Adriana Karembru: 6'1 1/2 and 130 pounds

Caroline Trentini: 5'11 1/2 and 120 pounds

According to many studies, the way to find a healthy weight based on height is that 5 foot=100 pounds and for each inch over that multiply it by 5 pounds. For example, I'm 5'5 so my idea weight is 125 pounds. Compare that to the models that are 5'10 and should weigh around 150 pounds but instead weigh less then 115 pounds. What is this world coming to that these is our only role models?!

Instead of obsessing over what you eat, go out and exercise! I promise you'll feel so much better :)

XOXO