Loving Your Body

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Loving Your Body

• The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
  Service

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Positive vs. Negative Body Image

• Negative body image
• Fostered by our thin is beautiful culture
• Much easier to say bad things about your body
• Positive body image
• Make a conscious effort to change the way you
  think and feel about your body!
• Fight to overcome years of negative thinking
• Focus on everything positive your body does for
  you

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How to improve attitude towards body

• Say positive things about own body!
• Focus on the things your body does well
• Focus on the way your body functions or feels,
  rather than how it looks!
• At Least Dont Say Anything Negative

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How to improve attitude towards body

• Make an effort to improve what you can about your
  body!
• Regular exercise
• Enjoy a healthy diet
• You may not be able to
  change your overall body
  type, but you can make
  your
  body stronger and
  healthier!

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How to improve attitude towards body

• Change how you gauge success!
• Look at actions, not appearance!
• Your relationships and skills are more important
  than what you see in the mirror

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How to improve attitude towards body

• Do not suffer from negative self-centeredness!
• Your appearance is more important to you than
  anyone else, so dont worry about what people
  will think!
• Do not avoid activity because of weight or
  appearance

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How to improve attitude towards body

• Work towards a healthy weight and physical
  fitness, rather than ideal weight or size!
• People with the same weight have different body
  shapes
• What is a healthy weight?
• A stable weight (No YO-YO Dieting)
• Achieved with good nutrition
• Maintained by regular physical activity
• 30 minutes a day, 5-7 days per week

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TAKE HOME MESSAGE

• Appreciate the good things your body does for
  you, instead of worrying about how it looks!
• Reject media images of beauty that are impossible
  for real people to attain!
• Achieve a healthy weight through a balanced diet
  and physical activity!