Chasing Slimness With a Thin Stick
I had been squatting over the toilet (it builds quads, okay?) in the locker room in the club after i saw the flyer and had an official meltdown: “Super Slim Pomegranate… shed massive levels of bodyweight… easy weight loss… new, easy way to your perfect body… no dieting or gym requirements necessary for rapid weight loss.”
Have you been serious? People really be seduced by this stuff? And why would a gym be promoting an item that discourages gym memberships? As my grandmother would say, “What is world visiting?”
I quickly came home, jumped on Facebook and came across a promotion of Thin Stick, an item that’s designed to reduce cravings and promote weight loss.
Okay, I had been seriously about to have a major meltdown, after i acquired the latest issue of Intelligent Life and was transported to a place where real women eat real food without all of the drama. Yes, I’m talking about France, where the women don’t get fat, plus they eat chocolate.
The French culture has instilled self-respect and self-love in to the fabric of one’s life. It’s a culture that does not mind indulging, understanding that meals are one of many indulgences that are available in an abundant universe. They decelerate and enjoy life, not decelerate long enough to consume, then beat themselves up, then work 80+ hours per week, after which feel guilty about not spending time with the kids, which has them rushing towards the fridge to stuff another negative emotion down.
They trust the rhythm of life, but most importantly, they trust themselves.
However, our culture has taught us to not trust our innate wisdom. Instead, we use so-called “experts” who seem to have contradicting theories about how exactly to give the body. We’re treated like mad animals that should be protected from ourselves. How come it not think that we can be trusted around a plate of brownies or mom’s homemade mac and cheese? I’ll tell you why. There is HUGE money in keeping us deprived and then unleashing us into a realm of food where we are emotionally and physically starving. Then, like knights at night, they throw us a Thin Stay with save your day, which, incidentally, isn’t free.
Women (I’m screaming over here), learn to trust yourselves and never the experts. You don’t need Super Slim or Thin Stick. The thing you need is to love yourself, and sometimes that means broccoli and other times, it might mean a piece of red velvet cake. Often, it isn’t food whatsoever, but a much deeper need which will never be filled if you’re chasing “slimness” having a Thin Stick.