Comments on: How Going On A Media Fast Helped My Self-Esteem

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:09:27 +0000

In reply to tirurit. Tirurit, thank goodness for bloggers, right? Now finally, we don't have just traditional media outlets to consult for advice, but we can easily find people just like us, with our same issues, and learn from them how they have turned them into strengths. So empowering! I believe selecting what information you consume is one of the best things you can do. It's hard to feel good when you're surrounded by a lot of negativity.

By: tirurit

tirurit — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:44:53 +0000

Wow I see so much of myself in this post! It is a very wise decision to select the inputs of information into your life.

I too started to cover myself in layers of clothing and the truth is that I looked horrible. Only recently I have been able to find clothes that suit me. I am no longer afraid of wearing a tight dress or a short skirt and I think I look damn better than when I was wearing tents! What helped a lot was finding plus sized bloggers and plus sized online stores that have plus sized models: suddenly you had inspiration that looked like you!

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:39:02 +0000

In reply to kuri. Kuri, you're a smart girl. I completely agree. A lot of what mags say is influenced by advertisers, and their content often advertorials masked as articles so you have to be very careful and critical when you read them. Some blogs are like that too, but thank goodness they are easier to spot, so you can just stop visiting them.

By: kuri

kuri — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 04:19:52 +0000

Thanks.
I completely agree; I think it’s one of the reasons I like reading blogs – I hold the authors accountable and if they don’t seem to meet my standards, I stop reading them.
I can’t really trust mass market media at all, because there are so many competing interests that color what they report, so I really try to limit and filter what I read, and read it critically when it comes from such sources.