I have dealt and deal with these ideals-and what I have grown to understand-is that these do not have to be two conflicting ideals. For me, when I am loving and accepting my body, my choices about food and exercise seem to follow in a positive direction and along with my positive thinking. Your body-separate from you mind-knows what is needs, and once I learned this and learned to listen to it and APPRECIATE above making those ‘healthy’ choices I,personally, found that I could better respect my body and give it what it needed-in my case I do enjoy exercising. One of the biggest things I figured out my body needed and wasn’t giving it was sleep, and by giving it that I felt so much better, and everything else has wise has to seemed to follow once I did give my body those few extra hours a night. So my answer your question in listening to your body, and understanding what it needs, and I am still learning to do this, is that true acceptance for one’s body is.

Jess, this is an eternal battle for many women. I wrote a blog entry on this topic. There is no simple answer for this but if your friends are telling you that you’re lazy, that’s just hurtful regardless of anything. Don’t listen to them. You do have to be healthy but healthy doesn’t come in a size. If you feel good and you are healthy, love yourself.

Body Image – Eternal Battle with Yourself

Be comfortable with your image but do not settle. When you settle it is because you feel safe and secure and life is no fun when you live the same life over and over again. Always strive to progress.

I believe that our body’s are representations of our mind so if you have an unhealthy body, so is your mind and that will result in unhealthy(negative) emotions. It doesn’t matter if they’re towards others or yourself, it is not beneficial. Change is the only thing certain in life and I think ALL of us should try to change a little (for the better of course) every day.

You don’t have to look like a super model but make an effort to live a healthier life. Don’t do it because you will look better, do it because it will add longevity to your life and your body (the most important vehicle which you use to travel every day) will feel much better. You will have more motivation to do the things you love and your mind will be congruent with your desires as long as it’s working as it should. If it’s one thing I learned in and about life, it’s you get what you put in.

If you go on youtube and look up a video called ‘Action vs. Fear’ I think it’ll help get my point across. It’s made by 6packshortcuts. Good luck!

Hey!

As a person who has been there many times before I totally understand you!
I have been starting as an obese kid (around 220 lbs, age 15)
Lessons I have learnt:

– If you want to get in shape, go and do it! But do it for yourself, for better health, mood and general life quality
– If you are insecure with 250 pounds, you will be the same insecure with 150 lbs (it’s in your head)
– If you feel good in your current body, don’t let the society dictate you the social norms and standards
– If you don’t feel good and healthy, then totally go for it. It is worth every minute invested

I am healthy 180 lbs with 6’0 male. I am somewhat healthy and feeling happy 😀

Hello,

The reason there is a saying to accept your body is not to tell you that you should be overweight but to tell its okay where you are and not hate yourself for it.

See I am also overweight and that is okay with me. I know how to lose weight. You remove all junk food and exercise half hour – hour per day. Pretty simple. So I am following that for month and half now. Even though I haven’t seen changes in my body. I know my habits of eating and working out have changed. I have seen I have got physically stronger. I also know that it will take time.

Watch Chris Pratt video of providing advice to fan about weight loss. He said in such an awesome and nice way.

Speak up when your friend say something by moving the direction of the conversation.

Passionate Self

I struggled with this recently when I put on weight at college. I gained about 17 pounds and am now actively trying to loose them. I think it is possible to accept your body but want to change it. For me, it was hard to accept that I could no longer fit into my size 0 jeans. I would always try them on, see they wouldn’t fit and get discouraged. However once I bit the bullet and went out and got jeans a size bigger that actually fit, I felt so much about myself than I did trying on those jeans that didn’t fit. I accept the size I am. But I do count calories, go to the gym etc. I was always the person that ate when bored. So now if I’m just hanging out I’ll chew gum or keep my water bottle hanging around and drink that. I feel healthier than I did when I weighed less. Be happy with the size you are now, accept that, but also accept that change is good and that if you follow a healthy lifestyle, not only will you lose some weight but you feel even better by being healthy.