Tips to Improve Body Image – Do You Measure Up?
Even if you have high self esteem, constantly fighting an ongoing battle with age can leave you discouraged. The aging process causes gray hair, wrinkles, sagging skin, and body weight gain for no particular reason.
How You Develop Your Body ImageCombine aging with a bombardment of magazine covers and TV commercials that promote and worship thinness and youthfulness, and you can end up feeling ancient before your time! Geez! Look at the models we've recently seen on TV. They are THIN with a capital 'T'. I’ve not seen models this thin since ‘Twiggy’ was popular back in the 60’s. If you want to see an example of perfection, just take a look at the latest magazine covers. They promote models that have perfect clothes, perfect make up, perfect lips, perfect legs, and perfect ‘everything’. All that perfection makes us feel 'perfectly rotten’. Even I used pictures with the ‘perfect look’ to compliment my web pages. Why? Because if I had used ordinary, average pictures of everyday ordinary women on my pages, you probably wouldn’t think the information I offered was legitimate or useful. Why do we think this way??? It’s the mindset that we get from the distorted influence of perfection that both compels us to ‘read more’ but at the same time makes us insecure with our own body image. What do we dislike so much about our own bodies? In a 1990 survey of 1000 average women, ages 18-60, these were the statistics: I can only imagine those numbers would be much higher today! Despite these findings, the main thing women really want to change about themselves is their weight. Most women actually believe that men are attracted to thinner women. If you honestly think you’ll never be ‘good enough’ then maybe you need to change the way you think about your body image instead of worrying about your weight! The misconception's that we have about 'what looks good' are a tremendous influence on our perceptions. Good looks won’t guarantee that you’ll have a good body image. We all know of gorgeous women who have repeated cosmetic surgeries to ‘improve’ themselves. These 'beautiful' people are always striving to ‘be better’, no matter how good looking they already are! And good looks most certainly don’t mean that you’ll age more gracefully either. People who are used to getting attention for their good looks may actually have a harder time accepting aging than those who are more plain looking. The younger you are, the more you obsess about your looks and your body image. As we age past 50 however, women become more complacent and accepting of themselves and their bodies. Think about Jamie Lee Curtis when she posed nude for the cover of AARP in 2008. Jamie said that it's more about (what she calls) the 'beautiful essence'. She's not hung up on how she looks or the clothes she wears. Most of the time, women after 50 become more concerned about inner beauty and health issues. The best reward for improving your own body image is that you’ll feel more comfortable in your own skin! The more comfortable you are in your own skin, the more people will want to be around you. With a good body image, the more younger and outgoing you’ll feel. If you're more outgoing, you're more likely to make more friends. The more friends you have, the better you’re health will be! Tips to Improve Your Body Image
Don’t Be a Perfectionist - If you want a good body image, don’t strive for perfection. You will never be able to attain it. Let go of the small imperfections you see, but do concentrate on the imperfections that bother you the most. Once you've worked on one thing, then feel free to move onto the next. If you want to be successful, work on one target at a time but don’t strive for perfection along the way. You'll only end up disappointing yourself. Be Willing To Sweat - Exercise is vital to your self image. Be willing to exercise some. Don’t make it harder than it has to be though. Bicycling, walking, swimming, and weight bearing exercises can really make a difference. You don’t need a lot of exercise everyday. Just 20-30 minutes, 3 times a week, is sufficient for most people. Be sure to alternate aerobics with weight bearing exercises to keep muscles tone and heart rate up. Dress for Success - Wear clothes that are worthy of you! Make sure your clothes, makeup, and hair style compliment your figure. If you are overweight and wear clothes that are too small, you'll only look larger and more out of proportion. You should also wear age appropriate clothing. A woman of fifty would look pretty silly sporting a mini skirt. Practice good grooming too. After all, cleanliness is next to Godliness! Having a great body won't guarantee that you'll have good self esteem, however its never too late to become physically fit. We've all seen it on The Biggest Loser show. You can change if you work at it! Exercise can make you feel elated by raising endorphin levels. Your health will benefit overall and you'll feel better about your body image! Related Pages on This Site Hyaluronic Acid Benefits for Skin How to Reduce Adult Acne Breakouts Facial Rosacea – Recognizing It and Treating It Is a Night Cream Essential to Anti Aging? How to Prevent and Treat Dry Patches of Skin Best Anti Aging Products that Pamper You! Anti Aging Hair Tips for Anti Aging Women! Super Anti Aging Foods that Help Turn Back Time Find the Best Prices Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Firming Serum Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Eye Roller Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Loreal Revitalift Clinical Repair 10
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