Are You Body Confident?
Body confidence is accepting – and celebrating! – your own body as it is at this very moment. And it’s also celebrating the same thing in others.
No body shaming. No pressure to fit into a cookie-cutter image.
Body confidence starts at a very young age, and it just goes on from there, following people into adulthood … just look at these statistics:
42% of girls in grades 1-3 want to lose weight
45% of boys and girls in grades 3-6 want to be thinner
51% of 9 and 10 year old girls say they feel better about themselves when they are dieting
81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat
89% of girls have dieted by age 17
You might think you have to wait “until” before you can feel truly body confident. That can mean waiting until you:
Finally reach a certain weight
Fit into your “goal” jeans
Get your hair/nails done
Finish up your latest “detox” plan
Body confidence (also called body positivity) means shedding the weight of all those external pressures to achieve a certain “look” or the ideal body. It means appreciating and loving yourself for being uniquely YOU, as you are right now in this moment!
We’re going to go over actionable steps you can take TODAY, to start feeling more confident about yourself almost immediately!
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏 – Watch Your Words! Shut down your inner critic and redirect it to notice your POSITIVE traits.
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟐 – Curate Your Social Media. Replace ‘influencers’ with people who inspire you!
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟑 – Focus On What Your Body Can Do
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟒 –Set Healthy Goals. If weight loss is a goal, you can approach it from a positive, healthy perspective and focus on how you FEEL (energized, athletic, strong, vibrant) vs. how you look!
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟓 – Surround Yourself With Positive People!
Confidence is an inside job. Feeling confident isn’t something that will happen overnight. In fact, it can be a lifelong learning process.
It’s a DECISION you make!!