A lot of women believe that to feel good about their bodies,
they need to be a certain size, shape and weight. But in reality, body
satisfaction and dissatisfaction come in various shapes, sizes and ages.
Women waste such a lot of precious time on wishing our
bodies were better, slimmer, taller etc, etc. When what we should be doing, is
finding a way to enjoy our bodies' best features today.
It's not to say that you don't need to aim at leading a
balanced life of eating well and exercising, but we should accept what we
cannot change or accept our bodies as they are if we are not going to do
something that will change it.
Look at yourself differently
Stand in front of a
full length mirror and try to find three things you like about your body shape
Don't give up on this step. If at first you don't succeed, keep trying.
Write it down positive things about yourself
Write the three things you do like on a piece of paper and
stick it onto your full length mirror. So often we fall into the same old
patterns of criticising ourselves. We need constant reminders about the
positives until it becomes second nature.
Practise makes perfect
Repeat the three positives to yourself every day. Continue
to do this for 30 days. A bad habit can only be broken with a repetition of a
good one.
Clean up your clutter
Give away all your clothing that doesn't fit you today. It's
no use keeping a "fat" or a "thin" wardrobe. If your
favorite "thin skirt" is hanging in your wardrobe and you constantly
tell yourself you are "too fat" to wear it, you are filling your mind
with negative thoughts. If you are on a health and wellness plan and on your
way to your goal weight, pack those items away until you can wear them. It's
equally important to give away clothes that are too big for you. Holding onto
them will just leave you the option of fitting into them.
Have a change of wardrobe
Learn what suits your shape now. When you learn how to dress
for the shape you have, you feel better about yourself and more often than not,
make better and healthier decisions for yourself. Women who learn to dress for
their shape, feel great and then lose the weight.
Loving your body as it is today is not an easy thing to
achieve, but it really is worth a try. Life is simply too short and too
precious to waste it on wishing you were something you are not. Enjoy your body
for all that it is and you might be surprised at what it can become.
