Dieting & Self-Image
Sep 12, 2023
Do you spend your time dieting and obsessing about your weight?
A better body and better body image is a worthwhile goal if you're truly overweight. If you're susceptible to diabetes or heart disease or some other weight-related disorder, getting in shape is in your best interest. But, a negative body image can make you self-conscious, socially anxious and depressed. It can erode your self-esteem and the quality of your life. And sometimes the achievement of looking good can get so demanding that you miss out on connections with others.
If you are stuck in the body trap of low self-esteem/bad body image syndrome, there are things that you can do to get out of it:
Realize that weight isn't everything - Focusing on body weight and dieting can leave little room for other things that can make you feel good about yourself.
Expand your persona - Look for what is unique and valuable about you.
Slower is better - Losing weight only to regain it takes a toll on your self-image. To lose weight slowly, you have to make sustained changes in behaviors. By losing slowly, you don't set yourself up for the inevitable regain.
Walk more, eat less - Exercise burns calories, controls appetite, promotes weight loss and boosts self-esteem.
Take pride in your progress - Don't wait until you lose weight to buy new clothes or nicer things. You have to live your life as it is now. Treating yourself well now enables you to feel better about yourself and more willing to take care of yourself.
In the pursuit of thinness, many of us commit to impossible diets and unrealistic exercise regimens. Eventually we buckle under. We eat the forbidden foods and skip the workouts - and end up feeling even worse about ourselves.
Compounding the problem, is the fact that restrictive diets and exercise regimens can leave little room for other things that can make us feel good about ourselves - like the companionship and support of other people.
If you need support with ending your struggle with sugar, click the button below to take the Sugar Struggle Quiz.
Do you find yourself eating for every other reason than being physically hungry? Do you find that food is the thing that gives you courage and comfort when nothing else can? The thing is, in order to change any habit, you have to be aware of what the habit is that you want to change.
Do you struggle with eating emotionally? Getting the mindset right is the hardest thing. Figuring out the why around emotional eating is key. When you have your mindset right, your food and your life will follow.
Unpacking the "layers of stuck" in your mind will set you on a path to emotional eating freedom.
This workbook will help you develop a healthier relationship with food by identifying triggers to emotional eating and help to develop healthier coping mechanisms so that you can learn to live your life with food.
Click the button below to get your copy of the workbook.
