Beauty, Body Satisfaction, and BYU

Everyone is beautiful. Sound Corny? It probably is.

Because this is technically my senior year at BYU, I've been trying to get some more hands-on research and experience. So myself and my friend Rachel created a research project where we found out and measured how Students at byu's body image compared to other colleges/

The result? BYU students have a lower body image than other college campuses. While we're far away from being published or anything (we weren't able to get enough participants), we think this is a big deal. It's a huge breakthrough - no one has ever done this study before!

Another study done at Women's Services on campus told us that the longer you're at BYU, the lower your body image becomes. What?! Am I crazy, or is this something that needs to be shout from the rooftops?

The next time I am on campus, I will shout loudly from the top of the SWKT:

Women of BYU, you are all gorgeous! Stop worrying about keeping up with each other! If I'm going to be honest, everyone looks so pretty that it's getting a little stepford wives-ish. It is NORMAL to wear sweatpants to class! It is acceptable if you decide you don't have enough time for makeup! And most importantly, God gave you a beautiful, wonderful body, and He loves you despite what you might not like or what you try to change with dieting, makeup, etc. Stop abusing your bodies and love them!

Then I think I will start throwing food from the rooftop, because there are too many girls who look like they could use a good meal.