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Primping for Spring
Brittany Fiorenza
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Health
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Now that spring break is just around the corner the count down until we can all walk to class without suffering from hypotheria can commence. Soon enough bulky sweaters will be replaced with short sleeves, and warm weather means more time spent outside getting that sun kissed skin tone and all that goodness.
Somehow with short sleeves come diets and the care free vibe of spring translates to hyperspazzing over body image and weight loss.
Even though it is absolutely normal to gain a few extra pounds in the winter, the added stress of one day lounging in a sweats to lounging in a bikini is understandable. When does the transition occur?
With the return of the birds from the south comes the return of weight paranoia, or so it seems. All of the insane diet myths come leaking into conversations, gyms become filled to the brim, and suddenly your friends are on a strict orange juice diet.
So you're a fruit junkie? There's a grapefruit diet! A bit anxious? There are three day diets! Not into diets or exercise? There are diet pills for that! Has it occurred to anyone that the sheer amount of "promising diets" is suspicious in itself? With all of these diets, how come weight loss is still an issue? We all know how awful diets can be, mentally and physically, but sometimes the stress of spring break and such can jade our better judgement. When it comes time to whip out the bikini, do not despair and fall into the downward spiral of dangerous diets.
If exercise and healthy food choices just aren't enough to make you content, at least be sure to choose a diet that will still provide you with well balanced food choices that will provide you with essential nutrients. Furthermore, remember that denying yourself of food is not only ineffective, but extremely harmful to your health.
Furthermore, with outdoor weather comes more opportunities to be active. If the gym is too confining join your friends on the green to play frisbee, take a walk around campus, enjoy the outdoors and the natural health benefits of spring instead of bogging yourself down with tedious exercise regimines. It is inescapable, everyone gains a little extra weight in the winter, but this is natural and not worth the trials and tribulations of harmful dieting.Consistant effort and healthy decisions regarding food and exercise will pay off in the long run rather than quick fix diets anyway.
Somehow with short sleeves come diets and the care free vibe of spring translates to hyperspazzing over body image and weight loss.
Even though it is absolutely normal to gain a few extra pounds in the winter, the added stress of one day lounging in a sweats to lounging in a bikini is understandable. When does the transition occur?
With the return of the birds from the south comes the return of weight paranoia, or so it seems. All of the insane diet myths come leaking into conversations, gyms become filled to the brim, and suddenly your friends are on a strict orange juice diet.
So you're a fruit junkie? There's a grapefruit diet! A bit anxious? There are three day diets! Not into diets or exercise? There are diet pills for that! Has it occurred to anyone that the sheer amount of "promising diets" is suspicious in itself? With all of these diets, how come weight loss is still an issue? We all know how awful diets can be, mentally and physically, but sometimes the stress of spring break and such can jade our better judgement. When it comes time to whip out the bikini, do not despair and fall into the downward spiral of dangerous diets.
If exercise and healthy food choices just aren't enough to make you content, at least be sure to choose a diet that will still provide you with well balanced food choices that will provide you with essential nutrients. Furthermore, remember that denying yourself of food is not only ineffective, but extremely harmful to your health.
Furthermore, with outdoor weather comes more opportunities to be active. If the gym is too confining join your friends on the green to play frisbee, take a walk around campus, enjoy the outdoors and the natural health benefits of spring instead of bogging yourself down with tedious exercise regimines. It is inescapable, everyone gains a little extra weight in the winter, but this is natural and not worth the trials and tribulations of harmful dieting.Consistant effort and healthy decisions regarding food and exercise will pay off in the long run rather than quick fix diets anyway.
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