Love Your Body

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you like what you see? Women in the U.S. are under pressure to measure up to a certain social and cultural ideal of beauty, which can lead to poor body image. Women are constantly bombarded with "Barbie-like" doll images. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits. It's no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not all women need to lose weight, for sure they're all aging — which is a "disaster" sure to happen — just ask any middle-age anchorwoman or model — if you can find one.
Other pressures can come from people in our lives;
_Family and friends can influence your body image with positive and negative comments.
_A doctor's health advice can be misinterpreted and affect how a woman perceives and feels about her body.

Change Your Body Image Not Your Body..........
It is important to remember that when you change your body image, you don't change your body, you change the way you think about your body.
Essentials to developing healthy body image include:
A.eating healthy
B.regular exercise
C.plenty of rest
Eating healthy can promote healthy skin and hair, along with strong bones; exercise has been showed to increase self-esteem, self-image, and energy; and plenty or rest is the key to stress management - all of these can make you feel good about your body.

Be Aware

A poor body image can lead to emotional distress, low self-esteem, dieting, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
And don't forget your kids! The attitude of parents about appearance and diet affects their kids' attitudes.