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KarenVaughn Actress Valerie Bertinelli has taken off the weight, written a book and now showing off her bikini body on the cover of People Magazine. I think she looks great, but her cover girl shot is causing quite a stir. Why…because she battled through weight gain, working it off, lost 50 pounds and now has the bod of a 28 year-old at 48?
Whether it is weight gain or weight loss…we as women are always scrutinized. You don’t see anyone talking about Will Smith gaining a few pounds. But Jessica Simpson became the post child for weight gain after a not so flattering picture of her circulated on the Internet.
For Valerie to wake up one morning and say…I’m going to take this weight off and live healthy. And then actually do it…shows determination and discipline. So what is the problem with her showing it off? Nothing! She says, “With a little bit of motivation and a lot of hard work, anyone can do this.” It doesn’t matter if you are 18, 28, 38 or 48…feel good about you. Valerie has shown, no matter what your age you can accomplish anything.
By the way, the People Magazine cover of the “One Day at a Time” star was revealed this morning on the Today show! What an entrance…Valerie is a Working Diva for sure!
She is an inspiration to moms everywhere. We say…Working girl!
What do you think…empowering or impossible? Is our nation obsessed with weight?
over 2 years ago - Comment
Brandie We are obsessed with weight. I don't think it's empowering for most people. If it's empowering to her, more power to her, but I don't think my body will over look like that, even with hard work, so it feels impossible. It's one thing to be healthy and proud, but to feel like the only way to be proud is to be 48 in bikini looking like that, well, that just sets the standards too high I think! And certainly is not empowering. we often mistake healthy for skinny and pretty. Sometimes they go hand in hand but not always. And we need to realize as a society I believe.
over 2 years ago
Becki I think we think too much about weight, and not enough about health. It's great if someone can achieve a body they're proud of by healthful living, but the focus is too often on appearance alone. As far as whether anyone can achieve what Valerie did, it does help to be famous and wealthy. Good luck to the 48 year old single mom, living in an urban area without good grocery options, and working two jobs while trying to care for her kids--she's not going to be able to achieve Valerie's bikini body, no matter how much she wants it.
over 2 years ago