I got a new catalog in the mail today, an unexpected surprise. Athleta appears to be a division of the Gap (which explains how they got my address...through Old Navy) which contains workout clothing for women, all of it pleasingly feminine without being impractical. I am not sure if this brand is new but there are ten new stores opening this summer, one of them being in relatively nearby Denver. Inside the catalog is pictures of women playing beach volleyball, running in/preparing for a triathlon, doing yoga, hiking, surfing, etc. The clothes are colorful, the locations exotic such as beaches, golf courses, and Mayan ruins. But i can't really provide a full review.
I love the idea of skorts for working out (actually, i would love to have a couple to work in)...but $69 is a bit beyond my budget. The dresses are beautiful, but the 2X that is occasionally offered simply isn't big enough for me. A DD swim top sounds perfect, but underwire never fits me right. In an ideal world i would be able to shell out $100s to purchase and review several pieces of clothing, would put them through their paces like they do at BirthdayShoes, but i do not live in an ideal world. Therefore i am simply going to comment that i like what i see, would like to see more in the future, but that this brand doesn't quite apply to the athena set...not yet at least.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, May 06, 2012
So why does it matter?
Some of my readers may be wondering what my beef is with body image. What is wrong with me that I don't want to be as thin as possible? That I don't want to dress suggestively? That I am a virgin who is saving herself for marriage?
Man and woman were created in the image of God. God knits every baby together in their mother's womb. Doubting our beauty, trying to change our appearance to something unnatural or unhealthy, is flying in the face of God. It is denying the wisdom or validity of His plan and replacing it with a human construct that doesn't take into account His design and plan. Now of course there is the other extreme, where people let their health go entirely, who don't restrict their diet, but the key here is balance and seeking God's will as opposed to our own.
What is average, healthy, and natural is not something that we are aware of anymore. The unnatural extreme is the new normal. How do I know that? Because my normal, healthy, average body was always considered by peer and health guideline alike to be overweight. If our doctors don't even know what they're talking about...why should the layman? Fortunately, God does know what His ideal is and can give us peace about something that is outside of our control due to the way our food and lifestyle have changed over the past couple of centuries.
Man and woman were created in the image of God. God knits every baby together in their mother's womb. Doubting our beauty, trying to change our appearance to something unnatural or unhealthy, is flying in the face of God. It is denying the wisdom or validity of His plan and replacing it with a human construct that doesn't take into account His design and plan. Now of course there is the other extreme, where people let their health go entirely, who don't restrict their diet, but the key here is balance and seeking God's will as opposed to our own.
What is average, healthy, and natural is not something that we are aware of anymore. The unnatural extreme is the new normal. How do I know that? Because my normal, healthy, average body was always considered by peer and health guideline alike to be overweight. If our doctors don't even know what they're talking about...why should the layman? Fortunately, God does know what His ideal is and can give us peace about something that is outside of our control due to the way our food and lifestyle have changed over the past couple of centuries.
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