Is "Body Confidence" A Lie We’re Told To "Make It All Better"?
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
I don’t know about you but these statistics both infuriate me AND break my heart.
Can you imagine the amount of negative energy and unnecessary stress we would get rid of if we didn’t live with these concerns?
The sad truth is that most of us go through periods in our lives when we don’t feel positive about the shape of our bodies.
We’re fed a constant diet of Photoshopped images of the ever-changing “ideal” body as defined by Hollywood, mainstream and social media. The ironic thing is, even the people pictured in those “ideal” photos don’t look that way in everyday life!
Plus, we can also feel pressure from society to look a certain way. Sometimes this pressure even comes from our families and friends.
But ...
What if, for right now, you did something completely RADICAL and appreciated your body for its amazing, one-of-a-kind uniqueness? For all the incredible things it can do?
We’re going to explore 5 steps to Body Confidence (For Life!) in my new ebook.
What if, for right now, you did something completely RADICAL and appreciated your body for its amazing, one-of-a-kind uniqueness? For all the incredible things it can do?