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Did you know that 54% of women would rather be hit by a truck that being fat? Yep, you read right. Women obsessed with their weight is hardly new; if you think that this should change, you may want to celebrate Fat Talk Free Week, which begins today.
It might even make you $ 1,000 richer. The national campaign to crack down against the fat talk is sponsoring a video contest in which would-be filmmakers can create videos showcasing how they creatively spread the message to stop talking about fat. Entries must be uploaded to the Facebook fan page at midnight CST Wednesday; fans will choose a winner, who receives a gift certificate of $ 1,000 at Best Buy. ( More on Time.com: The 'Other' Salt: 5 Foods Rich in Potassium)
The week program is modeled on the Image Reflections body, which was created by Delta Delta Delta sorority, local sororities at Trinity University in San Antonio and Carolyn Becker, associate professor of psychology at Trinity. Dozens of university campuses have adopted the philosophy that encourages women to turn against the stereotype of the ideal woman as thin. Instead, what is important is to feel good skin you are.
But - and talk exorcise fat - is harder than it seems. To participate in Fat Talk Free Week, you have to engage on their Facebook fan page to eliminate "fat talk" from your vocabulary. What this means in real terms is not moaning about how you need to eat a salad for lunch because your jeans feel tight. No gossip about the girl in the hallway that looks a bit plump when you met.
Learning to talk down fat conversation is an art. "One of the first things we teach women is the meaning fat-talk," says Sarah Williamson, director of educational initiatives at the Delta Delta Delta headquarters. One of the next things? "Healthy looks different for everyone," says Williamson. ( More about Time.com: You want good health? There are 10 Apps for That)
Williamson office for example, is an area all year nonfat conversation If an uneducated soul must wander in and join them for lunch, to proclaim, "Oh, I can not eat, I feel I'll. gain 10 pounds, "they are slightly cut off. "We say he is fat-talk-free here," says Williamson. Then they finished their lunch.
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