20 Ways to Love Your Body
1. Think of your body as the vehicle to your dreams. Honor it.
Respect it. Fuel it.
2.
Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and
add to it often.
3. Become aware of what your body can do each day. Remember it is the
instrument of your life, not just an ornament.
4. Create a list of people you admire: people who have contributed to
your life, your community, or the world. Consider whether their
appearance was important to their success and accomplishments.
5. Walk with your head held high, supported by pride and confidence in
yourself as a person.
6. Don’t let your weight or shape keep you from activities that you enjoy.
7. Wear comfortable clothes that you like, that express your personal style,
and that feel good to your body.
8. Count your blessings, not your blemishes.
9. Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time and energy
you currently spend worrying about your body and appearance. Try one!
10. Be your body’s friend and supporter, not its enemy.
11. Consider this: your skin replaces itself once a month, your
stomach lining every five days, your liver every six weeks, and your skeleton
every three months. Your body is extraordinary—begin to respect and
appreciate it.
12. Every morning when you wake up, thank your body for resting and
rejuvenating itself so you can enjoy the day.
13. Every evening when you go to bed, tell your body how much you appreciate
what it has allowed you to do throughout the day.
14. Find a method of exercise that you enjoy and do it regularly. Don’t
exercise to lose weight or to fight your body. Do it to make your body healthy
and strong and because it makes you feel good. Exercise for the Three
F’s: Fun, Fitness, and Friendship.
15. Think back to a time in your life when you felt good about your
body. Loving your body means you get to feel like that again, even in
this body, at this age.
16. Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself—without mentioning your
appearance. Add to it daily!
17. Put a sign on each of your mirrors saying, “I’m beautiful inside and
out.”
18. Search for the beauty in the world and in yourself.
19. Consider that, “Life is too short to waste my time hating my body this
way.”
20. Eat
when you are hungry. Rest when you are tired. Surround yourself
with people that remind you of your inner strength and beauty.
