So here we are. Fall is upon us and before we know it, we'll be facing one of the biggest pushes for weight loss besides Spring Break... you guessed it... Halloween. To lovingly quote Tina Fey's Mean Girls "it is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it." College is no exception to this rule. Finding a costume can be incredibly stressful and may leave you feeling confused and self conscious about your body and self worth.
One brisk fall October day, you finally decide it's time to pick this years slutty ensemble.When we were children we never had to worry about starving ourselves to fit into our Little Mermaid or Cinderella costume. In fact, you couldn't even see our costumes because of the big coats our mom's would make us wear when we went trick or treating. But now as adults, candy is the last thing on our minds.
We confidently walk into a Halloween store and rifle through a multitude of women's costumes, where perfectly airbrushed models are displayed on the package wearing each outfit. With high hopes, you pick a few costumes to try on in that tiny florescent lit dressing room with crappy fun house mirrors. You squeeze yourself into those tight, unforgiving polyester ensembles, look in the mirror and low and behold are extremely disappointed by what you see. "Why don't I look like the girl on the package?...How did I get to be so fat... That girl is so much prettier than me." A rush of negative feelings may surge and turn what should be something that is fun and exciting, into a stressful and painful event. Finally you choose a costume... (that is usually non -refundable) might I add, and purchase it, deciding that starting today, you are on a major diet until Halloween night.
For the rest of October you are starving yourself, exercising like crazy and are continually trying on the costume everyday to see if you look any closer to the girl on the package. You become stressed and feel an intense amount of pressure. One Halloween when I starved myself so I could wear a girl scout costume,I was so hungry that by the time I finally got to the party I was delirious, making it impossible for me to have any fun or even hold a conversation. By the end of the night I parked myself at the snack table and feasted. I didn't care what I ate . I couldn't get it in my mouth fast enough and was so happy that Halloween was over.
When we become so strict on our diets, it becomes almost impossible to achieve success. These crash diets are unsustainable and leave us feeling sick and malnourished. This Halloween don't become a victim of trying to be some walking pornographic version of the male fantasy. Instead, be something that is unique to who you are and that makes you look and FEEL beautiful. There is nothing wrong with wanting to look sexy or hot, but do it for you. Pick a costume that you look good in TODAY... not after starving yourself for two weeks. Also think about being creative. You don't want to be just another slutty nurse. Be something that is unique to who you are and that makes you feel confident and stunning. Besides,girls who show too much cooter seem a little desperate.
Lastly instead of buying those ubiquitous polyester costumes, plastic masks, synthetic-hair wigs, and other disposable items, try being more eco-friendly by creating your costume from things you already have at home or can buy at thrift or vintage stores. You'll save a ton of money, won't look like every other girl and will be saving the environment one sexy school girl at a time.
Peace
Veggies
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Rock'N Roll
Love
Healthy Happy Hippie
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