Women Are Ready To Sacrifice Everything For Sexy Bodies

Getting slim and sexy remains one of the top priorities of women in most parts of the world. How much effort do they put in to get those well desired bodies is not very clear. But what is obvious is the fact the most girls and women are not satisfied with their looks and bodies.

According to a British survey of undergraduate university women some interesting findings were made. The survey was conducted by the Succeed Foundation. It revealed that these girls have major eating disorders and 1/3rd are willing to trade of year of their lives to get an ideal body. Although 78% of the women were normal weight but 79% said that they wanted to lose weight. 93% of the girls had negative thoughts about their bodies in the past week. Some of them don't even have sex because they are not happy with their bodies.

This is not the first time such news has been highlighted. Another small study was conducted on 320 women between the age of 18-25 and that too shed light on similar stuff. Women are willing to sacrifice on real things to get an ideal body. In this study, 13% women said they would give $8000 a year to get a perfect body. 8% of women were ready to give up a promotion at work, 6% were ready to give up their college degree and 9% would happily give up the time with loved ones for a sexy body.

Indeed, these studies are done on a very small sample but the way women have expressed their feelings is important. It is clear that there is no satisfaction about how they look and how their bodies appear. Most women are not happy with their bodies. They are not leading very normal lives because they cannot accept the way they look.

Surprisingly, the social dilemma lies in the fact that these women are willing to give up on important things just to get thin. They were serious about giving up salaries, promotions, degrees and even spending valuable time with their friends, partners and families. This is not a good sign. Definitely not a healthy sign in itself.

Agreed that if you look good, you are bound to feel good naturally. But it seems that women have taken it to their heart and mind this thing about not being satisfied with their bodies. It also seems like a social dilemma, a matter of low self esteem and more like peer pressure phenomenon too. They must understand and study that being healthy and fit is important and mental peace is what should be really discovered rather than physically slim bodies.

What Makes You Genuinely Happy?

The British government is conducting an online survey to come up with a well-being index (at www.ons.gov.uk/well-being) and through this survey they will be able to define well-being and happiness.

Already 7500 people have participated in this debate. ONS is happy to conduct this survey to know what people actually think when it comes to well being and real happiness. In this survey, respondents are asked how satisfied are they with their lives and what is happiness for them.

What you would find interesting are the sort of answers the respondents gave. Really cool to understand human nature though this is what the British people think but we can relate to a lot of things.

So here goes the personal definition of well being for different people:

- Earlier respondents said that job security, personal health and relationships with family members made their lives quite content.

- Some people have grand dreams of a better world.

- While some say that it is the little things in life that make them smile.

- Most people suggested that happiness would improve if there were more public services such as libraries and municipal parks.

- Somebody commented 'Having access to open, green space within walking distance of my home' will be quite satisfying.

- Another person suggested what would increase happiness, 'Access to low-cost facilities that enrich life - e.g. libraries, parks, swimming pools.'

- Interesting thing is that some people have taken it upon themselves to consider what results in a good life, which is a problem that has occupied philosophers from the days of Socrates.

- Another respondent said, 'Happiness is a misnomer. It's much better to be content than happy. Contentment is constant. Happiness is an emotional flick.'

- For some people freedom to do things is more important than happiness.

- Of course, a lot many insisted that unless we have money, we don't really have a choice. So money leads to well-being and happiness.'

- But the best response in my opinion was this one 'The smell of opening a jar of coffee would certainly contribute to my well-being.'

These are all sorts of comments from respondents belonging to various social classes and depicts how happiness varies from person to person. I like how parks, coffee and libraries were a part of the answers.

This is important though, that we should actually know what really makes us happy from within. There might not be a proper lifestyle indicator and measures in our country, well not that reliable for sure, but for our own understanding I guess it would be nice to ponder over the things that make one genuinely happy. Do take out the time to discover the things about yourself.