Take it or leave it but the definition of a healthy body depends on who you talk to, the media's definition of a healthy body is the one most people associate with; for women it's slender, flat-bellied, and leggy while still being hourglass shaped- think Barbie. Men on the other hand are to be sculpted through the arms, with broad shoulders and chiseled abs with the perfect V-shaped torso.
Well proportioned, carefully honed, professionally groomed persons from hair and makeup, to teeth and wardrobe. These professionals are made-up to look fabulous so that you will want to buy those diamonds, a new house, or car. For most of us, the made-up person is just not attainable, by simple virtue of it's not real. Did you know that on average 99 percent of all photos are Photoshop-powered, meaning that shading, shrinking, stretching, and aggressive airbrushing commonly occurs in the photo studio so that the person looks flawless. These pictures are simply unrealistic, and society needs to reframe their thinking.
According to a recent study of more than 2,500 adults, nearly 30 percent of the women ages 18 to 35 would rather win America's Next Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize. The general public is obsessed with themselves and the sad truth found it's way into another survey conducted by Parenting.com where a survey of more than 30,000 moms were asked if they had a choice, would they rather be 15 pounds thinner or add 15 points to theirs child's IQ? Sadly the study results showed that more than 45 percent of those moms surveyed would rather be 15 pounds thinner than add to their children's IQ.
Whether you are looking at magazines, movies, or the television, these perfected bodies you are trying to emulate can not be obtained because most of them have been made to appear the way they do because they are in a professionally lit studio, had their hair and makeup done, and many, many times the photography has been professionally digitally retouched with aggressive shading, shrinking, and airbrushing...how could you ever compete with this, you can't and shouldn't.
Only nurturing your self-acceptance builds confidence and self-esteem; which in turn helps you make the hard decisions of what to eat and how much exercise is needed to feel good. Instead of obsessing about a certain number on the scale, focus on how you feel when you exercise. Shift your self-berating of how you slip up and eat junk food to how well you are doing by making good food choices. One great way is to notice the good is by starting a journal and highlighting every time you eat something healthy, by the end of the month you will notice more highlights in your journal entry's after documenting your progress for a while, then you will have had towards the beginning due to the fact that everyone likes positive reinforcement this will give you more incentive to keep on track.
At the beginning it is especially important to take note of all your successes big or small, by being mindful of each personal victory even if it's just eating one healthy thing a day, by doing this it will give you the confidence to choose healthy again and again until it becomes a healthy habit that you enjoy. The same goes for getting exercise, when you see that you really can make it to the gym and get your heart rate up for a bit then your body and mind recognizes the energy you put forth and will reward you with more energy.
Well proportioned, carefully honed, professionally groomed persons from hair and makeup, to teeth and wardrobe. These professionals are made-up to look fabulous so that you will want to buy those diamonds, a new house, or car. For most of us, the made-up person is just not attainable, by simple virtue of it's not real. Did you know that on average 99 percent of all photos are Photoshop-powered, meaning that shading, shrinking, stretching, and aggressive airbrushing commonly occurs in the photo studio so that the person looks flawless. These pictures are simply unrealistic, and society needs to reframe their thinking.
According to a recent study of more than 2,500 adults, nearly 30 percent of the women ages 18 to 35 would rather win America's Next Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize. The general public is obsessed with themselves and the sad truth found it's way into another survey conducted by Parenting.com where a survey of more than 30,000 moms were asked if they had a choice, would they rather be 15 pounds thinner or add 15 points to theirs child's IQ? Sadly the study results showed that more than 45 percent of those moms surveyed would rather be 15 pounds thinner than add to their children's IQ.
Whether you are looking at magazines, movies, or the television, these perfected bodies you are trying to emulate can not be obtained because most of them have been made to appear the way they do because they are in a professionally lit studio, had their hair and makeup done, and many, many times the photography has been professionally digitally retouched with aggressive shading, shrinking, and airbrushing...how could you ever compete with this, you can't and shouldn't.
Only nurturing your self-acceptance builds confidence and self-esteem; which in turn helps you make the hard decisions of what to eat and how much exercise is needed to feel good. Instead of obsessing about a certain number on the scale, focus on how you feel when you exercise. Shift your self-berating of how you slip up and eat junk food to how well you are doing by making good food choices. One great way is to notice the good is by starting a journal and highlighting every time you eat something healthy, by the end of the month you will notice more highlights in your journal entry's after documenting your progress for a while, then you will have had towards the beginning due to the fact that everyone likes positive reinforcement this will give you more incentive to keep on track.
At the beginning it is especially important to take note of all your successes big or small, by being mindful of each personal victory even if it's just eating one healthy thing a day, by doing this it will give you the confidence to choose healthy again and again until it becomes a healthy habit that you enjoy. The same goes for getting exercise, when you see that you really can make it to the gym and get your heart rate up for a bit then your body and mind recognizes the energy you put forth and will reward you with more energy.
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