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The Mirror as Your Friend
Make
Lifestyle Changes
Slimmer Success is
part of the health and
HAPPINESS crusade; we want you to look into a healthy mirror.
We will help you gain
the resolve to extend your life in both years and pleasures. There is a
difference in happiness and immediate, excitable pleasures. Both are
part of a healthy life. So, it’s disheartening to read that 80% of
American women do not like what they see in the mirror.
Ours is a crusade to
change perceptions…keeping health as the primary goal and beauty as a
concept “very much judged by the eyes of the beholder”. We must
reconsider unreasonable desires, while striving for a lasting, healthy
happiness. There’s much to be said and felt about the “perfect”
body. Sexy and desirable are concerns our staff deals with daily in
their own lives.
Let’s just agree that
for every woman who has been conditioned to equate sexiness with
implants and liposuction, there are an equal number of men who seek
companionship for as long and as intimately as possible. But that does
not mean to ignore the dangers of obesity or the messages perceived by
the “who cares” body type.
Learn to Love What You See in the Mirror
(Courtesy of Women's Health.gov)
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you
like what you see? Women in the U.S. are under pressure to measure up to
a certain social and cultural ideal of beauty, which can lead to poor
body image. Women are constantly bombarded with "Barbie-like" doll
images. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the
cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits.
It's no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with
thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not all women need to
lose weight, for sure they're all aging — which is a "disaster" sure to
happen — just ask any middle-age anchorwoman or model — if you can find
one.
Other pressures can come from people in our lives.
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Family and friends can influence your body image with
positive and negative comments.
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A doctor's health advice can be misinterpreted and
affect how a woman perceives and feels about her body.
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“Developing and nurturing a positive body image and a
healthy mental attitude is crucial to a woman's
happiness and wellness!” |
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“Developing and nurturing a positive body image and a
healthy mental attitude is crucial to a woman's
happiness and wellness!” |
Celebrate and Nourish Your Body
Building a healthy lifestyle that includes a
healthy diet and physical activity is important to improving
body image. We all want to look our best, but a healthy body is
not always linked to appearance. In fact, healthy bodies come in
all shapes and sizes! Developing and nurturing a positive body
image and a healthy mental attitude is crucial to a woman's
happiness and wellness!
As Slimmer Success Physicians, We Agree that
You Should Adjust Your Body Image
Concentrating on HEALTH and Happiness
Essentials to developing healthy body image
include:
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eating healthy
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regular exercise
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plenty of rest
Eating healthy can promote healthy skin and
hair, along with strong bones; exercise has been showed to
increase self-esteem, self-image, and energy; and plenty or rest
is the key to stress management - all of these can make you feel
good about your body.
What is body image? (Courtesy of Women's Health.gov)
With a positive body image, a woman has a real
perception of her size and shape and feels comfortable and proud
about her body. With a negative body image, a woman has a
distorted perception of her shape and size, compares her body to
others, and feels shame, awkwardness, and anxiety about her
body. A woman's dissatisfaction with her body affects how she
thinks and feels about herself. A poor body image can lead to
emotional distress, low self-esteem, dieting, anxiety,
depression, and eating disorders.
And don't forget your kids! The attitude of
parents about appearance and diet affects their kids' attitudes.
Read
how to positively influence
your child's body image.
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