Better Than a Disney Princess

The debate over little black girls having their own Disney princesses to look up to has been hot. For so long our chocolate cuties have been enamoured by roles of Cinderella, Snow White, Belle and Arial to name a few. When the movie "Princess and the Frog" came out in 2009 little black girls of this time could lean a little closer to the screen as Princess Tiana, Disney's first black princess emerged. (I believe the closest we got was Pochantas, released 1995 - another great movieplease listen to my Poca jam https://youtu.be/diQgSDWJL7o) And I could go on for hours about what could have been changed but I won't...I'll just say it was a step in the right direction! 

In 2013, "Frozen" was released and the popularity of this movie was overwhelming and soon shifted Elsa & Anna into children's favourite princesses.  It was easy to fall in love with the icy Elsa and her long flowing braid (Anna's my fav tho) but my youngest niece ------}(this lil puddin pop) touched me deeply when she wanted her hair like Elsa's and her mother did a similar style to appease her but in her eyes, it was too far from Elsa's. It made me upset to know that she was unhappy with her hairstyle. My sis in law explained very well to her though that she can't be just like Elsa, and it's okay to be different. Later I told her I loved her hair, that she was beautiful, and looked wayyyyyy better than Elsa.

All this to say, I was inspired by my honey to be my own version of Elsa, I'm a princess my way. Hopefully every little girl is encouraged to love what she was blessed with. You're unique...enjoy it. You're better than a Disney Princess.

#blackgirlmagic

Waist Trainers

I want to discuss: THE WAIST TRAINER, THE PHENOM, THE BREATH-TAKER.
Despite popular belief and the recent epidemic, this practice is not new.  In fact, waist training, though not thought of in the same light as today has been practiced for centuries.  Some were actually made of iron.  LOL yea ladies, #waistlineonfleek that!  Go on, wrap the metal bars around you and confine your waist to a #snatched prison.
Lol...seriously though, could you imagine the anguish??  It is believed that the popularity of them came from Europe during 16th century.

Please see below:

Enough of the history lesson.

In more recent times, women have been using this tool marketed to give women a more barbie silhouette, the coke bottle shape.

But I have news for you...

According to an article on http://news.health.com/2015/03/10/what-is-waist-training/ entitled "What You Should Know About Waist Training" Dr. Carol Apovian, M.D says, "If you're going out and want to look really thin, I don't see a problem with wearing one of these for an evening.” Apovian adds, that if too tight which most waist trainers appear to be "Your stomach might get pushed up beyond the diaphragm, which could cause reflux"  The article goes on to say that prolonged wear can even weaken your core.  
(No power with the belly yuck gals)


In a similar article on http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/waist-training Jane Minkin, M.D., states, “Medically, it doesn’t make sense that cinching your waist tightly will make it permanently smaller.” 
Which of course I thought since when they come off the spillage continues - but I'll let the doctors speak#idigress
Minkin says, "Once you take the garment off, your body will return to its usual shape. It’s also uncomfortable, restricts your movements, and if you wear it really tight, it can even make it difficult to breathe and theoretically could cause rib damage.” 
Hmmmmmmm so waist shapers provide nothing more than temporary results?  And home gal still hungry through all this?

No thank you.

I do not want another person trying to sell me that organ shifter. Ok fine, you think it works for you. But I have been actively training my waist from my C.O.B.  I train it to expand to hold a little extra at the buffet. I train it to suck in when I'm taking pictures. And by not luck, but by practice and that training. I have perfected these things.  So no I do not desire to have my lungs in my throat and my stomach in my uterus #Illpass They just seem more like waste trainers than waist trainers.

My advice is eat right and try to add some activity to your life to increase health benefits. Lord knows I need to.

#waisttrainers #wastetrainers #catchyourbreath # organshifter #idontdodisclaimers