UCamila Mendes Ukhulume Ngenkululeko Eza Nokwamukelwa Komzimba

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UCamila Mendes wenze izitatimende ezimbalwa mayelana nokuzethemba komzimba okufanele "isihogo esihogweni!" Ezinye izinto ezivelele: Umenyezelwe ukuthi useqedile ngokudla, wamemeza ama-Outdoor Voices ngokuqasha onobuhle "ngamaphutha," futhi wavuma ukuthi usalwela ukuthanda isisu sakhe kwesinye isikhathi. Manje, uMendes ubhale ende ende ye-Instagram ngokufunda ukuthola ubuhle emzimbeni wakhe esikhundleni sokulwela ukulwa nesimo sayo semvelo.

Ngokubheka i-NEDA's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (ephele ngeSonto), uMendes ubhale ngenqubo yokushintsha indlela abona ngayo umzimba wakhe. Kwaqala cishe unyaka odlule lapho enquma ukuyeka unomphela ukudla. "Ngangingakaze ngikhathazeke ngesisindo nezinombolo, kodwa ngangikukhathalela kakhulu ukuba nesisu esiyisicaba, ukungabi na-cellulite, nalabo 'abanikeza le ntombazane isangweji' izingalo ezikwenza ubukeke uzacile kuzo zonke izindawo," ebhala. Lapho eseyekile ukudla, wasusa ukugxila kwakhe ezinyathelweni zezempilo njengokudla kwakhe imifino namaphethini wokulala. Ngasikhathi sinye, waqala ukuzinika imvume yokwenza "ukukhetha okungalungile" okwakungavunyelwe ngenkathi edla ukudla, wachaza. (UMendes ubonga kancane u-Ashley Graham ngokumkhuthaza ukuthi ayeke ukukhathazeka ngokuba mncane.)

Uchaza ukuthi ubejwayele ukudla ngenxa yokwesaba ukukhuluphala. Kepha selokhu ayeka, usabukeka ecishe afane, uveze eposini. "Ekugcineni ngikwamukele ukuthi lesi simo siyisimo umzimba wami ofuna ukuphila kuso. Awusoze wayinqoba impi yokulwa nolibofuzo lwakho!"

Njengawo wonke umuntu, uMendes ngezikhathi ezithile uvumela ukungazethembi kanye nokuhlaziywa komzimba kushelele emuva. Kodwa lapho enza kanjalo, uzinika isikhumbuzi esihle kakhulu somuntu siqu: "Akuyona njalo uthingo nezimvemvane, kodwa noma kunini lapho ngilwa khona, ngihlala ngibuyela kulokhu : Kungani kufanele nginakekele ukubukeka njengemodeli yendlela yezindiza kuyilapho amajika ami angenza ngibukeke njengonkulunkulukazi ovundile, wokuvuselela kabusha." Ukwehla kwemakrofoni.

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