“Just ordered Papa John’s again…#HungryGirlProblems”
For most Collegiettes, this kind of tweet is incredibly common – especially with spring break creeping closer. Personally, I’ve tweeted or said something similar many times. After reading a hilarious article about this trend, I started to wonder; since when did my food intake become something justified with a joke?
The more I thought about this, the more I started to notice myself doing it. But it wasn’t just me…all around me, girls were poking fun at eating some fro-yo, ordering take-out, or eating more of something than they thought they should.
Why had I never noticed this before?
All around me, girls are jumping to defend the food they don’t think they deserve. No matter their size or shape, it doesn’t make sense that girls think they have to do this. It is extremely rare to here a guy say “Oh man can’t believe I ate those nachos…#hungryguyproblems.”
The pressure to live up to a certain standard is very much real. The average woman is 5”4 and 140 pounds, meanwhile the average model is 5”11 and 117 pounds. According to The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, up to 19% of American college women are bulimic. The development of eating disorders is most likely to occur during late adolescence or in the early twenties.
Isn’t college already stressful enough between classes, internships, and maintaining some kind of social life to throw in the stress of what you can and cannot eat? The next time you feel yourself coming up with a joke about what or how much you’re eating, take a minute to think about what you’re really saying. Whether you plan to burn off those late night chicken nuggets off at the gym tomorrow or not, you deserve to have them without guilt. This is a friendly reminder to enjoy it; life is short ladies – cut yourself some slack.
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What do other Bobcats think of #HungryGirlProblems?
“Self-deprivation is not attractive. Confidence is attractive, you don’t need to make fun of yourself.” – Christian Keene
“If guys don’t have to do that, why should girls?” –Jesse Laico
“There’s too much pressure on girls; especially from other girls. They can’t be comfortable because they’re trying to be perfect.” –Richard Jones
“I don’t think girls should have to justify why they eat bad foods or stuff their faces. You don’t hear guys making jokes about it so why should we?” – Marissa Faretta
What do you think of the #HungryGirlProblems trend? Tell us by tweeting @hercampusqu!