Behind the "Perfect Body"
Is it weird that I find it comforting that famous supermodels have to subject themselves to strict physical regimens in order to look the way they do?
In a link sent in by Anjan G., Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima explains what she does in the months prior to walking the catwalk (source). Here’s a summary:
- For months before the show, she works out every day with a personal trainer; for the three weeks before, she works out twice a day.
- A nutritionist gives her protein shakes, vitamins and supplements to help her body cope with the work out schedule.
- She drinks a gallon of water a day.
- For the final nine days before the show, she consumes only protein shakes.
- Two days before the show, she begins drinking water at a normal rate; for the final 12 hours, she drinks no water at all. She loses up to eight pounds during this time.
Lima’s training and nutrition regimen reveal that the look that is believed by some to be the epitome of feminine accomplishment — the look required to be a Victoria’s Secret Angel — is accompanied by significant physical strain. Lima looks as she is supposed to on the runway, but she is also dehydrated and hungry.
Its descriptions of a supermodels life like this that really turn me off of even trying to be like them. I reserve my inspiration toward self-loathing for women within a more realistic bracket.
So uh…progress?
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