
Learn how to accept your body exactly as it is now
Some tips for accepting your body exactly as it is now:
Stop mentally or verbally referring to your ‘future body’ or your ‘past body’
Stop inspecting and evaluating your body in the mirror
Stop pointing out your perceived ‘flaws’ (to yourself or others)
Stop waiting to buy clothes that fit you
Stop pouring over old photos of yourself when your body looked different to now
Stop apologising for your body
Stop comparing your body to everyone else’s
Stop using scales (or any other number to determine your worth)
Start prioritising self-care
Start celebrating your body for what it can do
Start doing exercise for enjoyment and to feel good, not for calorie burning or penance
Start buying clothes you love, feel good in, and fit you NOW
Start reminding yourself that your body is a complete original and it’s YOURS
Start challenging the body shamers, food police and other nasty judgers – It’s their problem not yours
Start participating in activities you find fun, rather than opting out to hide your body
Start seeing health as how you feel and function, not a body size or weight
Know that you are not your body
There will be hundreds more! What actions help you to accept your body as it is? Share your tips in the comments here to help others.