Articles tagged with Body Image
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Body Dissatisfaction Isn’t Just a Throwaway Line. It Has Consequences
31. Jan, 20110 CommentsIs it easier to try to lose weight if you are dissatisfied with your body? You’d think it should be, wouldn't you? Being motivated to start a diet, to exercise, to do something about your body should be at a boiling point if you’re dissatisfied with your body. Yet, not liking your body can be the “motivation” [...]
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Trying for a New Body and a New Body Image
17. Sep, 20100 CommentsWait 'til you see what your body looks like once you lose weight. It will no longer be a thing of shame that you hide under layers or inside something over-sized. There won't be anyone else critical of your body either. No more insulting comments and looks from family, friends, people in general? Here [...]
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Slim And Happy
19. Aug, 20100 CommentsWhat do we mean by slim? What do we mean by happy? We say these diet words and terms and use them as if they are the same thing. But do we really understand what the concept of happy is? Or what slim actually means and feels like ? What does slim have to do with [...]
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Fat Acceptance: Is It Good For You?
11. Aug, 20100 CommentsFat acceptance is gaining acceptance. More and more plus-size fashions are turning up. They say the size most frequently worn by American woman is 14. It stands to reason, then, that more fashion choices are necessary in the sizes above 10’s and 12’s. Here’s the question for a woman who struggles with her weight. Is [...]
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Too Fat for Saturday Night
5. Aug, 20100 Commentsby Maria's Last Diet Even though I consider myself liberated from convention, an independent thinker, someone who can truly appreciate differences in people, even so, I find myself in this same old predicament, as I get ready to out on a Saturday night. I stand in front of the mirror, in an outfit I thought I really loved, and I am [...]
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I Lost An Inch
22. Jul, 20100 CommentsWhen I reduced down my weight I reduced my measurements all over my body, the one that always made me smile was that I went from 6 ft to 5ft 11 inches. Now being 6ft was a big thing for me ! For some reason I always thought of 6ft as being the perfect height [...]
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Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (With A Big Smile On Your Face!)
16. Jul, 20101 CommentSince trimming down in weight I love challenges now, without challenges in my life I get bored and I get trapped and feel like I am treading water and not making a difference and growing.Now some of my challenges are bigger than others, I like to pick challenges which scare me and excite me at [...]
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You See What You Want To See
13. Jul, 20100 CommentsWhen passing a mirror, or a shop window, when you see yourself what are you looking for? Whether you are a healthy weight or overweight are you looking for the good stuff or are you looking to pick faults with yourself? Most people who are overweight tend to look for what is wrong with [...]
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Do you talk "fat" with friends? If so, where does it get you?
15. Jun, 20100 CommentsImage by revger via Flick r "Do these pants make me look fat?" How many times have you thought this or even said it out loud to a friend? Is this just an innocent question so many of us ask? Or is there more to it? This kind of question or comment ("I hate [...]
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