The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is always the most glamorous day of the year, where supermodels like Adriana Lima, Kendall Jenner and Jasmine Tookes strut down a glittery runway in skimpy outfits next to the greatest performers at the time. When those models look out at the crowd, they see adoring faces and flashes from cameras left and right. But what they don't see are the rest of us, who are watching them with a group of friends sobbing into a bucket of ice cream or a large pizza, wondering why we can't look like that everyday. When the models wave goodbye at 10:59 and the glitter begins to fall from the rafters of the venue is when most viewers (like myself) make the snap decision to start working out for hours each day and eating celery for every meal. Here are what the days after the fashion show look like for many female viewers of the annual TV program (again, like myself).
Day 1
You still have VSFS adrenaline running through your body and you're ready to throw out all the bags of potato chips and miscellaneous candy items you find around your apartment. You run to the grocery store to stock up on the essentials, a random assortment of fruits and veggies. You promise yourself that cutting out ALL carbs and sugars, even the good ones, is a good idea. You hit up the gym and prepare to spend an hour on every machine that's there, and still have time to do arms, abs and legs, which is just wishful thinking. You'll end up leaving the gym after about an hour and a half and you'll tell yourself it's because you need to study for that final you have in four days, but let's face it, no one wants to spend their whole day in the gym. You'll go to bed that night feeling great about yourself and ready for tomorrow.
Day 2
You wake up early from your stomach making a disturbing noise and your legs throbbing from the workout you did the previous day. You practically limp around campus to and from your classes, daydreaming about the fattiest, greasiest foods possible. You eat your fruit and vegetables in disgust, imagining them being cheeseburgers and french fries. Walking up to the gym, you get this nauseous feeling in your stomach and your legs scream for help when you get close to the treadmill.
Day 3:
You've given up. You can't bear your stomach growling anymore. You grab a friend and run to your favorite junk food spot and indulge in your favorites. You decide to skip the gym for the day (but it will turn into the entire week) and sit on the couch, watching The Office and eating as many bags of Sour Patch Kids and PopTarts as you want. You realize you don't need to look like those leggy supermodels in order to be happy. All you truly need is food and Netflix.
