2008 Woodie Awards
Advice Column - Getting ready for that summer bikini
By Veronica Garrett, Collegian Columnist
Issue date: 4/23/07 Section: Arts & Living
It's true. There are benefits and nutritional value to eating chocolate. According to Cheryl Koch, M.S., R.D., this sometimes-forbidden indulgence may now be on the "healthy" list along with your fruits and vegetables. This addition to daily nutrition is given through the discovery that chocolate contains the same flavonoids found in red wine, apples, onions and grapes.
The American Dietetic Association recognizes chocolate as a part of a heart-healthy diet. However, something so tasty becomes hard to eat in moderation, especially during the holiday season when those bulky, warm sweaters cover it all up. It's through these feats of being healthy that problems with our spring and summertime bathing suits arise. A few extra pounds are the undeniable reason so many of us are insecure when the calendar rolls to April, and it's been that way since the French invented the bikini in 1946 and has since evolved into the $500 Dolce and Gabbana bathing suit at Neiman Marcus.
It's hard to tell where to turn when the weather is gorgeous and you're yearning for a body that will stand the heat of that sexy two-piece you have your eye on. This got me thinking, it's an incredibly ridiculous cycle of events that women are put through, just for a bathing suit. Simplified, it's just two-to-three yards of material, with sewn edges. Though so uncomplicated, this market has sustainable profit annually with Worldwide profits in bathing attire generating $12.65 billion, according to Dow Fiber Solutions, a unit of Dow Chemical. The money and lengths we go through to feel good about ourselves on the beach or just hanging out with friends is ridiculous, and if you're not doing it for yourself, why bother feeding the vicious cycle?
The motivation to be in shape is sprung from many aspects of today's society. When handling these pressures of the impossible standards of beauty, attention is brought to the tedious-endeavor of the gym membership. Some, like one of my friends, finds motivation in the low cost of membership, and that alone is enough motivation to get up and go. While others, such as myself and my roommate, find comfort in a completely free run and do it yourself abdominal work right on the floor of the dorm.
The American Dietetic Association recognizes chocolate as a part of a heart-healthy diet. However, something so tasty becomes hard to eat in moderation, especially during the holiday season when those bulky, warm sweaters cover it all up. It's through these feats of being healthy that problems with our spring and summertime bathing suits arise. A few extra pounds are the undeniable reason so many of us are insecure when the calendar rolls to April, and it's been that way since the French invented the bikini in 1946 and has since evolved into the $500 Dolce and Gabbana bathing suit at Neiman Marcus.
It's hard to tell where to turn when the weather is gorgeous and you're yearning for a body that will stand the heat of that sexy two-piece you have your eye on. This got me thinking, it's an incredibly ridiculous cycle of events that women are put through, just for a bathing suit. Simplified, it's just two-to-three yards of material, with sewn edges. Though so uncomplicated, this market has sustainable profit annually with Worldwide profits in bathing attire generating $12.65 billion, according to Dow Fiber Solutions, a unit of Dow Chemical. The money and lengths we go through to feel good about ourselves on the beach or just hanging out with friends is ridiculous, and if you're not doing it for yourself, why bother feeding the vicious cycle?
The motivation to be in shape is sprung from many aspects of today's society. When handling these pressures of the impossible standards of beauty, attention is brought to the tedious-endeavor of the gym membership. Some, like one of my friends, finds motivation in the low cost of membership, and that alone is enough motivation to get up and go. While others, such as myself and my roommate, find comfort in a completely free run and do it yourself abdominal work right on the floor of the dorm.
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