food and weight and BMI and things of that nature. Back when I was 16 and weighed 180 I thought I had to lose 60 pounds-- that seemed like a lot of weight to me. How was I ever going to get down to 130, let alone 120? Little did I know that if I had been able to lose 20 or 30 pounds I probably would have been pretty hot and I wasn't nearly as fat as I thought I was. Teenagers never are.

Now when I watch tv or a movie, I often want to feed the actresses (and some actors too). I look at their thin upper arms and protuding collar bones and I think of sending them Cookies. And they say the camera adds weight! The other day I watched sleeping with the enemy, an older julia roberts film, on tivo. I was curious so I googled her stats. They came up as 5'10" and 123 pounds. Now I have no idea if that was accurate or not. But wow, thats so thin! Then a magazine I get recently had tyra banks on the cover and they had an interview with her about body acceptance and she was in a bikini (of course I'm sure the picture was airbrushed). Her height was about the same. Her weight, however, was 161 pounds I think. Thats actually a normal BMI! So I think normal BMI models are a good idea. It helps teens set reasonable goals and not so feel so bad when comparing stats.

I see no one else has weighed in (hardeharhar) on this issue, but I support the Spanish. I don't see why fashion models have to be super thin. They look like aliens. In fact, one model once said that they were aliens. I don't see a problem with showing real women wearing clothes. One thing I hate is thin models wearing plus size clothes. Who do they think they are kidding? Hollywood starlets are way too thin and that sends a bad message to normal women. I am 5'6" and weighed 115 during my teenage years. I moved up to 125 during my 20s but was still considered thin. A person who is 4 inches taller than I was and weighs about the same is too thin. That's what I think of this issue. Let's see some real women in fashion ads and in the movies and on TV.