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7 Steps To Loving Your Bod
Feeling good about your bod makes you more successful at everything you do. So ignore all those weird cues we all get about women’s looks (like airbrushed ads, fake boobs and freakishly thin models). Instead, remind your- self often that you’re awesome.
Here are ways to do just that:
TAKE TIME TO YOURSELF. Sit by yourself for about five minutes every day. Breathe deeply, and think only good thoughts (no negative self-talk allowed). Taking care of you feels good.
GET STRONG. Girls who focus more on physical strength than appearance are, in general, happier and healthier.
STAY POSTIVE. Encourage friends to say only nice things about others’ bodies—or tell them to keep their traps shut. Oh, and the same goes for you.
END THE COMPARE-A-THON. Never compare yourself to others. Ever. Instead, celebrate your strengths, and commend yourself on them at least once every single day.
COMPLIMENT OTHERS. When someone has a great idea, sunny personality or major accomplishment, tell her. This helps take the focus away from appearances.
DO RESEARCH. Understand eating disorders, and be on the lookout for unhealthy behaviors in yourself and friends. For info, check out the Harvard Eating Disorders Center online, kidshealth.org/teen.
HOLD YOURSELF HIGH. Adopt good posture—standing tall has a way of making you feel more self-assured.
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