Negative body image in women is a never ending battle.
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “accept yourself” or “love yourself”.
I have to tell you for the longest time I have battled these sayings. I just couldn’t swallow this whole “I love my faults” thing.
Wasn’t happening for me.
The connection I had always made of this way of thinking is women copping out of trying to be healthier or to improve themselves.
But as I go along on my fitness journey I have come to realize that the true spirit behind that saying “love or accept yourself” couldn’t be further from my thinking.
The reality is that we women tend to spend so much time comparing ourselves to others and trying to “fix” ourselves physically due to negative body image, that we forget to truly enjoy our life, health, family, and yes, our looks!
How do you see yourself?
Does your husband or boyfriend think you have a cute button nose that you describe as pug-like?
Do you envy your friends that are 5’ 7’ and loathe your 5’3” frame?
Or at 5’7” do you feel like a giant?
We are so bombarded with images that try to tell us that super thin women with large breast and cellulite free legs are the norm. They try to tell us that all they do is pilaties and 20 minutes of cardio, and that they eat whatever they want……… UH huh.
They are lying.
Do not believe it.
While some women may have in fact been handed the ultimate genetic combo plate, most of the women we see in the entertainment world everyday don’t want to tell you about the plastic surgeon, 3hrs a day of personal training 6 days a week, the personal chef, and master photographer that makes sure they look like perfection in each and every shot.
Oh yeah, and the baby nurse or team of nannies that take care of their children while they work at their full time job of looking perfect!
They are paid to make it look easy. That is the lie we are being sold.
The result of all this false advertising are negative body image issues. This negative body image often results in feeling of shame and anxiety in social situations, as well as depression.
Well as you know at Fit Bodies 2 Go our motto is: When Average Is Not Enough!
What does this mean?
Well a lot of things, but one of them is not being the average women who starts each day with a list of what they hate about themselves and the long “to do” list of what to fix.
We want you to wake up and say “I love this about me and I think I’m going to work on this to make me even better”
Now this takes time and training.
Yep, you must train your brain to think differently.
There are a few simple steps you can take to start this process.
Over the next several days I will outline a few of these basic steps you can take to improve your body image and self- esteem.
I want to help you improve ALL of you, not just the outside
Please post your comments on this issue below. It’s always helpful to know you are not alone in how you feel.
Stay healthy
Sarai Jones
P.S. Want to start improving your outside while you work on the inside?