April 10, 2014
Mindy Kaling Doesn't Want To Be Skinny
Hilarious and fearless Mindy Kaling, the writer and comedienne behind The Mindy Project, said in a recent Vogue interview that she doesn’t want to be skinny. Aaaand nobody’s head exploded, so that’s good. (This is after all, as Jezebel put it: Vogue "Nobody Wants to See A Real Person on the Cover" Magazine).
Her exact words were:
Another great sound bite from Mindy’s Vogue interview:

“There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But I never need to be skinny. I don’t want to be skinny. I’m constantly in a state of self-improvement”What an amazingly relatable way to look at weight loss. I completely agree with her outlook – you can promote loving your body and being body confident, but still leave room for improvement. PLUS I got Mindy Kaling in that “What Actor Should Play You In A Movie About Your Life quiz?” going around facebook, so, obviously, we’re practically the same person.

“I don’t want my tombstone to say, she hid her imperfections well on the red carpet.”I think this viewpoint is exactly what I needed: I won’t try to be skinny, I’ll strive to be the best possible version of ME that I can be. While I’ll probably still yo-yo between insecurity and body-confidence, I’ll try to make the latter my everyday outlook.