I don’t know about you folks, but for me, a weekend with the rents is always fraught with tension. Is Mom going to pester me about brushing my hair? Is Dad going to ask me how much money I’m saving? Will they bristle if my boyfriend and I sleep in the same bed?
But I didn’t see Sunday morning’s battle royale coming at all.
October, the month when Americans officially celebrate their love affair with candy, marks the start of our end of the year, three month holiday from sensible eating that leaves so many women and girls feeling fat and frustrated on the bleak, morning after known as New Year's Day. Unfortunately, females tend to let bathroom scales define their beauty as a woman and their worth as a person.
According to Thoughts by Dena, an online Web site, "the average American woman is 5-foot-4, weighs 140 pounds and wears a size 14 dress. The 'ideal' woman, portrayed by models, Miss America, Barbie dolls, and screen actresses, is 5-foot-7, weighs 100 pounds and wears a size 8. One third of all American women wear a size 16 or larger."
