Out and About STYLE Magazine Issue 4 Vol. 2
Out and About STYLE Mag. was created out of the need to see more 'real people' in the media. As such, our content is completely celebrity-free. Instead, we focus on "real people living extraordinary lives" - People that can provide real inspiration. Our magazine is big on real stories and relatable topics. - Marsha Fry, Editor-in-Chief.
Out and About STYLE Mag. was created out of the need to see more 'real people' in the media. As such, our content is completely celebrity-free. Instead, we focus on "real people living extraordinary lives" - People that can provide real inspiration. Our magazine is big on real stories and relatable topics.
- Marsha Fry, Editor-in-Chief.
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Lifestyle<br />
How my<br />
Obsession<br />
with Weight<br />
Loss Began<br />
Growing up, I always knew I was different. I had the typical<br />
African figure, which was always likened to that of Sara<br />
Baartman, a South African Khoikhoi woman known for her<br />
large buttocks. Back then, for a teenage girl, this seemed<br />
like a curse. We all wanted to look like the typical women<br />
celebrities <strong>and</strong> models on the covers of magazines.<br />
It all began when my cousin <strong>and</strong> I visited my aunt about<br />
twenty years ago. While my cousin was busy in the kitchen,<br />
my aunt passed a comment about my weight that would<br />
change how I viewed myself—“You are so fat, do you not<br />
get ashamed when you are with your friends? Look at your<br />
bum!”<br />
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