A woman’s body image is a factor that impacts her every day life. If you go out of your way to avoid the mirror, your self-image and confidence are things that you should work on conquering. Loving yourself and the image that you see staring you may face through your life; self-assurance will help to guide you. You are who you are so own it and don’t let anyone bring you down.
First, you must realize that you are unlike anyone else in the world; you are entirely your own entity and as long as you don’t allow them, no one’s words or hurtful actions can affect you. If you embrace yourself as you are now, then just think how accomplished you will feel once you reach your goals. Don’t worry about resembling the models in the pages of fashion magazines or the weight that you read on the scale; this number does not matter. All that counts is the way that you feel in your own skin. Many people who decide to shed five to ten pounds do it because they simply want to improve their health and in these types of situation, weight loss is a good solution. But in many other cases, people, usually teenagers such as myself, feel as if becoming skinnier is the one factor that will make their life a million times better and that they will only be beautiful once they lose a certain amount of weight; this is a common misconception proliferated by eating disorders. Don’t fall for it. It gives the scale and your weight too much power over your life. Take steps to feel good about yourself for who you are.