Our messed up society

With our messed up society, our standard for beauty in both sexes has taken a twisted turn: females are becoming more masculine with "all muscle" upper arms and 6-pack abs, bony thighs and hard calves...as seen on TV and in magazines; and males are becoming more feminine with the wearing of earrings, bracelets, necklaces, even makeup...you know what I am talking about. Sometimes we need to step back and think about what all this is becoming without just blindly going with the flow and not noticing anything.
I've been reading my pregnancy books lately and I've learned that so many women with normal body mass index (BMI) of 18.5-25 feel they're overweight in today's society. However, researches show that women who are underweight <18.5 BMI are more prone to have miscarriages, gestational diabetes, which could pass on to their offspring later on, malnutrition babies, babies that are born underweight, or some would even find it hard to conceive in the first place...causing many unnecessary pains.
For women, taking care of their bodies is extremely important. Many women think that before they're pregnant, they can diet and skip meals, smoke, drink all they want, and then when they get pregnant, they'll just quit everything and start eating healthy. Wrong, wrong, wrong! A healthy baby starts before pregnancy. A healthy eating habit plus routine exercise is important for women who are thinking of becoming mothers someday.
I know it's hard to think so far, but when God wants to give you a gift or two, you can't say no. And only He knows the time, so be as prepared as you can and be responsible with the body which will become "baby chambers" one day ;)
Don't let super models, cover girls make you think that you still need to lose more weight. Let medical statistics tell you that you're normal females with normal BMI's. Live happy, and live healthy, and be thankful with what God has given you! ^_~