Body image and feeling great about your
body isn't just about weight. You should feel
fantastic regardless of your shape and size. When you feel great about your body, you
don't notice the wrinkles, cellulite, or
varicose veins. You love the skin you're in
simply because you're
alive. You
don't feel self-conscious or afraid.....you
just live fully.
Feel Great About Your
Body
Most of us are dissatisfied with at least
some of our body parts – but there are
several ways to feel great about your body
no matter what you look like. Here are 12
ways to feel great about your body:
Having sex - but
only the good kind; bad sex will make
you feel worse
Being in a good mood
makes you feel great about your body and
everything else, too
A partner who thinks you
look great helps you love the
skin you're in
Practicing gratitude
for your natural assets will help you
feel great about your body
Knowing what makes you feel
good helps you feel great about
your body
Eliminating people
& media images that make you feel bad
Participating in activities
that you enjoy helps you love the skin
you're in
Exercising not for
weight loss, but for fun and adventure
A balanced perspective
of your abilities, talents,
achievements, and self will help you
feel great about your body
Accepting that
nobody is as perfect as those
air-brushed models in magazines and
on television.
Nude beach. On our
honeymoon in St. Maarten, my hubby and I got
nude on the beach and played in the waves –
and it was a blast! There were fat people,
short people, attractive people,
unattractive people, skinny people…and not a
single perfect person in sight. There were
at least 50 nude people on this beach, and
they felt great about their bodies. Their
various body parts bounced, jiggled, swayed,
and rippled (and not in a good way); and
they didn’t care. Self-acceptance –
self-love – regardless of appearance was the
overriding theme of that beach.
Pilates. This exercise
is about developing your mind-body
connection as you strengthen your core.
Learn to stand taller, breathe deeper, and
feel great about your body – this positively
affects how you feel naked. Try a new
fitness class; you may be surprised at how
good it is for your self-image. Be patient:
I’ve taken Pilates for 9 months now and
still occasionally feel fat and
uncoordinated in class, especially when
beautiful, fit women join. Ah well, what can
you do? Keep going, that’s what – and learn
to love the skin you’re in!
Pick three or four tips that work for
you, and focus on them to help you feel
great about your body. When you’re rolling
with those, pick a couple more. Before you
know it, you’ll be swaggering around the
beach in a bikini or speedo.
