I don't wanna be a stoopid girl !

What happened to the dreams of a girl president
She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent
They travel in packs of two or three
With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees
Where, oh where, have the smart people gone?
Oh where, oh where could they be?

Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back
Porno Paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Baby if I act like that, flipping my blond hair back
Push up my bra like that, I don't wanna be a stupid girl

These are lyrics by Pink. I have started to like Pink more by the day for her attitude and her bold spirit. I have always loved her songs , and this one that I heard recently ( though it is an old one ) , really makes me wonder why girls are so obsessed with being girly ! Watching a movie like Black Swan or listening to stories from Portia de Rossi or other anorexic girls , you would really wonder if it was worth all that in the end. It sure feels good to be slim , but not at the cost of not eating well or throwing up after eating ! I was never worried about becoming fat , but I admit I had always been lazy to eat and would generously skip lunch and at times even dinner. These were during my school days. My mom cooks really well , but I could never eat my lunch properly. All I used to ask for were 2 rotis and would end up bringing back home a 1.5 roti , much to the anger of my mother. I did everything to escape her reprimands , even ended up throwing the lunch in the dustbin before I got back home. And on vacation days , when my mother used to work at office , I would give my brother his lunch and would either eat very less or would skip it completely. Mothers are always smart , they somehow find it out. Another crazy habit I used to have was throwing up after having my breakfast. I have never done these things out of an intent to be thin or because I wanted to look like a model. But I did all that. After joining college , all this somehow changed and I think I got better after that. I did put on some weight , but I was glad I was eating !

I am now cooking and eating well. I do try to work out to stay fit , but I never would skip a meal to lose weight or to avoid gaining extra kilos. I love myself and I will never starve my body just to attain a state of perceived physical beauty.

Eat well , eat healthy , work out , take long walks , stay fit !

Bon Appetit ...again! :)

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