I feel that so far this class has opened my eyes to so any women issues that are out there and how many of us feel victimized by our social stereotypes. THe female body is said to be such a beautiful creation, yet so many of us, myself included, hate our bodies and want to hide it from others. I just live for the day, I wake up and not worry if I feel fat or if I dont have to suck in my gut when I walk by crowd of people. Every second of my life, I can honestly say I think about my weight. These psychological issues have gone so far within myself, I often get sidetracted from other things going on in my life. Will anybody truely be satisfied with themselves?? Danielle

After reading "A Weight that Women Carry," I decided to go get something to eat at Taco Bell. When I sat down I saw that a infomercial was on. It was the Atkins Diet. There was this guy on there breaking down the differences between a "thin" person's body, and a "fat" person's body. He basically said that "fat" people can't eat as much or even the same things as a "thin" person. I was really hoping that there would be someone on there with a real medical opinion, but there wasn't. Then I got to wondering who is really behind the marketing of diets and other weight loss programs? Were they ever overweight? Or is it just a group of people dedicated to helping the "Fat Cause?" Also, how does it affect a child to see their parent constantly dieting? These are just some of the questions I thought about. Let me know what you think. . .Othni

It was interesting to hear about everyone's autobiography today. :) I think it's kinda fun to take a step backward and look at ourselves from a different point of view. Sometimes we find what we did stupid, or unbelievable sometimes. In fact, I feel a lot better about my body when I am in this country than back home in Hong Kong. Every girl there is so "slim" (skinny?) that my mom always tells me I am too fat. Good to be in this country - at least no one will come up and tell me I should go lose some weight. :P