One in particular was the unhealthy discourse around food. Wellness shouldn’t be the all-or-nothing proposition the trend makes it out to be.Īs the week went on, there were a number of aspects to the trend I found concerning.
#TIK TOK GIRLS TV#
I know that ordering a pizza and watching TV doesn’t make me ‘bad’, just as eating a salad and working out doesn’t make me ‘good’, but during the challenge, I couldn’t help but apply moral judgments to everything I did. The binary and moralistic attitude towards food and health the trend perpetuates made me feel extremely uneasy.
I couldn’t fully relax, though, as I felt pangs of guilt for being lazy and unproductive. Instead, my boyfriend and I ordered pizza and we spent the evening in front of the TV.
I couldn’t face the gym class I had booked, I didn’t go on my walk and I really didn’t feel like yet another salad for dinner. In the afternoon, however, I received some difficult news and I spent the rest of the day feeling quite anxious. I found writing affirmations especially helpful, I enjoyed taking the time to make myself a fancy coffee and reading before bed was doing wonders for my sleep. My doomscrolling habit had been usurped by my new positive morning rituals, and I felt good for it. I quickly realised being That Girl is not cheap.īy the third day of my experiment, I was fully in the swing of things. A trip to the supermarket was also in order for That Girl essentials: avocados, salmon, spinach and lemons, for a start. Admittedly, I quite enjoyed having an excuse to splurge. I couldn’t post videos in my old gym clothes or show off my healthy breakfasts on chipped crockery, so I bought some cute workout sets and a few nice bowls, plates and glasses. Next, I needed to make sure I had the That Girl aesthetic down. I had to remind myself that social media is just a highlights reel and that comparing myself to others was completely pointless.
#TIK TOK GIRLS SKIN#
I’ll be honest, watching all those women with their lithe limbs, flat stomachs and glowing skin go about their ‘perfect’ days didn’t make me feel great about myself. In order to become That Girl, there was a fair amount of preparation involved – so much so that I needed a few days to get ready before starting my week-long experiment.įirstly, I watched multiple #ThatGirl TikToks to make sure I knew exactly what to do.
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