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MING HOME AND S Baca | was constantly thinking about food: I'd start planning what to eat for dinner while | was still having my breakfast (maybe even my second serving of breakfast). Eventually, | did lose the inches my agency had asked for, only to hear that | still didn't have quite the right measurements. | was encouraged to keep going with my weight loss. You'd think | would have been happy to reach those goal measurements. right? But wasn't. | was more insecure in my body than ever because now all | could see were my ‘flaws’ Flaws that | had learned to see — had been taught to see. To cut a tong story short. it took coming home and surrounding myself with people who loved me for me, and not for my measurements, to ‘unlearn' these horrible patterns of hateful self-talk and binge eating. It didn't happen overnight, either. Once learned, these negative lessons can be hard to shake. To this day, those old habits can creep up on me when I'm ina state of vulnerability. 'm just quicker at squashing them now. No matter who you are, you've probably had or may still have insecurities about the way you look. That's normal. You don't have to love everything about yourself, Who does? body- loving mantras You are not your body. Your body is a part of you, but it's absolutely not the whole of you Your worth has nothing to do with your body. Write down what truly matters to you and what you want to do with your life. We can guarantee you it will have nothing to do with your body. No one will stand up at your funeral and talk about your abs or thigh gap. And if you think they might, please make new friends now so by the time you are 100 you can be remembered for something that actually matters. Weight doesn't dictate happiness. It's time to stop weighing yourself ‘— especially if you have a history of disordered eating, excessive exercising or any weight-related patterns that are unhealthy for your mind and/or your body. TN Y ME Maps aaa aL FMT asses Mu Se age Sate BINGE Tessa ASUREMENTS, faite But with work, you can change a negative narrative and learn to be kinder to yourself. There's a common saying: Treat yourself as you would treat a good friend ‘And I think this is such an important message — in general, but especially when it comes to body positivity Think about someone you love: you don't love them because of their looks. just as you don't hate them for the ‘flaws’ they see in themselves. That's not how relationships work, and it's not how our own relationship with our body should work. either. ‘To me, being body positive doesn't necessarily mean accepting or learning to love my flaws; it means appreciating my body for what it's capable of and celebrating everything | do love about myself” Eat well, move often, rest and look after your mind, not because of the number on your scales but because you want to look after yourself and feel good. That number rarely represents how healthy you are. if the scales don't serve you, get rid of them. You don't need to fit into those old Jeans. You know the ones. The pair that make you feel bad about yourself every time you see them in your cupboard. The sooner you throw those jeans out, the sooner you will stop telling yourself you are not good enough as you are now. You are enough. You do not need to “love” every part of your body — or any part of it, to be completely honest. We often confuse respect with love, but they are two very different things. There is a lot of privilege that comes THE HOUSE OF wellness Tey thes Stand in front of a mirror. Let insecurities come up if they do, but be quick to counteract them with some kinder words. Tell yourself three things you're grateful for in your physical body. It could be as simple as saying you like your hair, your smile or that your arms allow you to carry your baby around. Once you start looking for things you do like, you'll see there’s plenty to be grateful for. Sometimes, it just takes. removing the noise and pressure of society to find them. with being able to love many parts of your body. If you are born into a body that fits the mould that society and the media deem “the ideal’, then by default itis easier to love your body. The pressure to look in the mirror and scream, “OMG, | love my legs, my butt and my stomach!” can be too much. A far more realistic approach is to look in the mirror and focus on the many incredible things your body does for you Edited extract from You Take Care by Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire ‘Smith, published by Murdoch Books, RRP $36.99.
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