Many women subject themselves to diet salads while secretly dreaming of a dripping burger or a stringy pizza. Many settle for tiny portions and almost apologize for eating with gusto. Amidst the "clean girls" who cover their mouths and gulp down green juices, one influencer aspires to a more relaxed approach to her meals. Megan Ixim (@msgigggles) does everything society has always forbidden women: eat wholeheartedly, without counting calories.<\/p>\n
Even at the table, for a basic necessity, women censor themselves and deprive themselves. They favor "healthy" dishes while their brains gently whisper , "Have a burger."<\/em> They eat smaller portions even though their stomachs rumble with hunger and demand larger plates. Worse, they resist the allure of a brownie in the display case because they've been constantly told that being a foodie is a bad thing. What at first glance seems like gustatory torture is actually a silent response to societal dictates<\/a> , a conditioning to imposed norms<\/a> .<\/p>\n From a young age, women have always learned to restrain themselves, whereas men have never had to ask themselves that question. While men simply contributed to their growth, women risked love handles and "extra" pounds. At least, that was the argument our family used when we asked for extra portions or put a little too much custard on our chocolate fondant.<\/p>\n Content creator Megan Ixim, aka @msgigggles, is giving us our revenge for all those times we turned down dessert, claiming we were full, and uttered the phrase , "I can't, I'm watching my weight."<\/em> Because fries, or even tacos, shouldn't be "cheat meals" or "indulgences," but ordinary meals. She devours the pressure to be thin, just like she devours her pasta carbonara and her XXL ice cream. She's a champion of healthy eating, fork in hand and cheeks full. <\/p>\n\n