


| Jo Beth had donated blood regularly back in Ohio, and she assumed she'd do the same in Los Angeles. She was surprised when she went to donate. They turned her down! "You have to weigh at least 100 pounds." Jo Beth laughed. She told the donation lady that she had weighed 123 pounds "in the buff" since college--a weight she was really happy with, at her height of 5'7". She never had to watch what she ate, and she had a huge appetite. Even while running, her weight had stayed the same. She didn't gain, and she didn't lose. She was just born lucky. The lady made Jo Beth step on a scale. Surprise! She weighed 110 pounds--less than she'd weighed as a highschool freshman. (Or freshwoman.) No WONDER she'd dropped from a size 8 to a size 4... |
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| Male expectations mangled by media? |