When Women Grew Testicles

There was a time when women grew testicles or at least seemed to, and became even broader across the shoulders (thanks to the shoulder pads,) the business world´s head was spinning at the thought of a new female driven economy creating an exponential curve pointing upwards.  I know will be pretty much telling my age by referring to Olivia Newton-John, and the "Get Physical" song, however that´s OK by me, she had a lot of influence on the things people began to eat on a diet (especially women,) as they went about taking control of their lives. I look at this paragraph and only see the word testicles and I´m left wondering my what my point was. Ah yes, get physical. This period also marked a new increase and fervor in advertising which is unfortunate perhaps because for those trying to control their weight at the time, their efforts quite possibly were undermined by the possibly female driven (they knew what women wanted,) advertising and financial boom, advising they should do this or these are the foods you should eat on a diet eat and eat more of them regardless whether they are good for you. It was also the period where we began to see the supermodel everywhere and celebrities began to speak to us via not only the big screen but also on TV and print. Role models like Alley McBeale began to influence the psyche of the viewing public. People struggling with their fluctuating weight never stood a chance unless they managed to sidestep or jazzercise to the point of an obsessiveness sufficient to block-out every other thing around them (everything except Richard Simmons, who is impossible to ignore, even these days!)

Getting physical was/is a great way of ignoring your personal issues, at least until you break your `fufu´ valve and you are required to stop. Balance as always is the key. Your physical health is to your mental health is to your family life is to your career is to your relationships, they are all connected obviously but often we try to ignore this fact. Decide what you want to achieve and more importantly, why and set your goals. There is no such thing as a weight loss diet, it´s a misnomer your diet is everything you eat in your life. From when you were little and imprinted your DNA with your eating habits to right now, you are your diet, you are what you eat. You can have whatever you want if you discover who you are.