Is thinness back on trend? Kim Kardashian’s weight loss concerns hundreds

Kim Kardashian is known for her voluptuous figure, but the reality TV star’s recent weight loss is a cause for concern as women claim her new physique means “thin is back in.”

As more images of Kim’s petite figure surface, hundreds are claiming online that her decision to shed pounds marks the end of the curvy body trend she helped start.

The billionaire was open in May about losing 7kg in just three weeks to fit into her Met Gala dress and the following month she claimed to lose another 3kg, reportedly just 52kg or 166lb.

One Twitter user said they were “absolutely devastated that Kim Kardashian is bringing back unnaturally skinny.”

Before and after: Kim Kardashian has caused a stir with her recent extreme weight loss with people claiming ‘thin is back in’ after she dropped 10kg off her ironically curvaceous figure

Australian dietician Susie Burrell (left) and fat activist Dani Adriana (right) spoke with Femail about whether Kim Kardashian’s influence could make people strive for lean again

“Every time I see these photos on the timeline, I’m stunned because thin is back and I’m worried. My early 2000s PTSD is creeping up,” read another tweet.

Australian dietitian Susie Burrell weighed in on the discussion, telling FEMAIL that it’s important for women to realize that celebrities like Kim have the money for the best chefs, trainers and nutritionists and that they are aware of how much social media is being manipulated. .

Fat activist Dani Adriana, from Brisbane, said the obsession with mainstream body norms, whether round or thin, has the potential to hurt the body positivity movement.

Dani said Kim’s influence is undeniable and thinness could become the new body norm.

Every time she looks thinner than ever on social media, a twitter user says they are ‘absolutely devastated that Kim Kardashian is bringing back unnaturally skinny’

“Seeing the bodies of highly influential celebrities change, could drive new waves of body trends in and out. Body trends seem to fluctuate, as do political preferences or social movements,” Dani said.

“Now that Kim’s body looks different, I don’t think it’s a leap of faith to say it could affect returning to a thinner, more ambitious body type.”

Dani had pasted pictures of Kim into her diary when she was 14. She wanted to look like her because she was more “curvy” than other celebrities at the time and said it’s “two-fold” to see her new look.

“While we should never shame anyone for body changes of any kind because it’s none of our damn business, the obsession with being thin and how that affects fat people is a very real consequence of ‘thin is in’,” ‘ she said.

Dani had pasted pictures of Kim into her journal when she was 14 and aspired to look like her as she was more “curvy” than other celebrities at the time and said seeing her new look is “two-fold.”

Dani said whether you love Kim or not her influence is undeniable and thinness could become the new body norm

“Kim doesn’t owe us anything, but she has created a brand of her looks and knows she has influence and historically adapts to products like weight loss tea that really hurt people. I have more trouble adjusting to the food culture than with what her own body looks like.’

Dani said women’s desire to look a certain way can be detrimental to the body’s positivity movement.

“If there’s a societal turnaround to look other than ‘thin is in,’ it will only highlight our society’s underlying fat phobia,” she said.

She pointed out that Kim has a genetically tiny waistline that most people wouldn’t be able to achieve, no matter how much weight they’ve lost

“In general, I think when one body type becomes the ‘mainstream beauty story’, it takes away the positive movement of the body and makes another unattainable ambitious body the new normal.”

Susie said over the past 10-15 years she’s noticed a shift towards the “curvy, small waist look with an exaggerated booty” as Kim has championed throughout her career.

She pointed out that Kim has a genetically tiny waistline that most people wouldn’t be able to achieve, no matter how much weight they lost.

‘It’s not possible to change body size unless your genetics allow it. Kim Kardashian, for example, has a small, narrow waist,” said the Nutrition Coach podcast host.

“Most people will never get their waists that small, no matter how hard they diet and exercise — the genetics of it.”

She reminded people who want to lose weight to consider the amount of money celebrities have in their own weight loss efforts, to hire the best personal trainers, chefs and nutritionists.

“For the rest of us who don’t have access to this support, the concern is that others will take more extreme measures to achieve rapid weight loss that isn’t always healthy or sustainable,” she said.

Susie said the obsession with Kim’s new slim figure will disappear like all other trends and advises people to stick to goals that are in line with their own genetics and body type.

“The other thing is that with digital media it’s actually hard to see what’s real and what’s edited – the real image is often very different from what we see on social media.”

Susie said the obsession with Kim’s new slender figure will disappear like all other trends and encourages people to stick to goals that are consistent with their own genetics and body type.

“If you look through history we’ve always had this kind of cyclical change in body shape, look at Twiggy in the 70s and Kate Moss in the 90s, but these are all icons with vastly different looks that simply have their genetic characteristics. have emphasized,” she said.

“I think this look, like any other, will come and go and the most important home message is that if you want your body to be smaller, you have to do it the right way with the advice of professionals to help you.” to lose weight in the right way and in a way that is also feasible for your body type.’