If we were to do a survey about how many of us feel happy with our bodies, what percent do you think would answer 'Yes'?
Recent research on body figure shows that women are much more serious of their appearance than men. Up to 8 out of 10 women are disappointed with their bodies.
Again, I keep coming back to the media and it's influence on our thinking; the beliefs we create because of it. Every day we watch TV programs with their good looking actors, or read fashion magazines picturing top models. How can we not finish up feeling insufficient in judgment? We compare our looks to those of actors and models, and then feel unpleasant because we are not as skinny, or do not have the same straight nose, or the same hair, or big eyes et cetera.
We don't recognize how many plastic surgery processes the models may have gone through, or how the photos are touched up and airbrushed, or how lots of actors and models feel the want to be malnourished themselves to maintain their required body weight. The models show to have it all because of their beauty, but in fact do we know if they are glad? Would you be happy if millions of people were judging your body on TV screen or in magazines? Would you be happy if you infrequently got to eat?
It is estimated that young ladies today see more images of extraordinary beautiful women in one day than their mothers saw throughout their entire teenage years. No wonder there are so many commercials for weight loss wonder pills and immediate diet plans. We see 'before' and 'after' photographs that guide us to believe our lives will be ideal if we can just loose the weight. Then we will be attractive, right?
Again, what they do not inform us is that lots of the people in those 'wonder' weight loss ads get paid pretty handsomely to loose weight, and are even using other process beside the product publicized. And they do not inform us how many of these people achieve the weight back and then some after the diet is finished.
These companies spend millions of dollars on advertising work out new ways of attracting people to their product. The most effective marketing method is to make you feel inadequate, and then offer you an 'easy' weight loss technique.
So do be conscious of the big, bad advertising monsters that make you feel like you have to look a confident way to be a valuable person.
Chances are, you have friends or families who are really not overweight, but still say they want to loose some weight. The question you may ask then is, if they want to loose weight, do you also want to loose weight? Should not you too be miserable with your body? It seems like the weight to be skinny never ends.
But dieting can speedily lead to an eating confusion, and that is the last thing you ever want to suffer. Just ask some person who ended up in the hospital for undernourishment.
The reality is, eating too much is generally caused by emotions. You may observe that when you feel tired, angry or lonely, you reach for a cookie or one more slice of pizza.
Next time you are eating, ask yourself the question, 'Am I eating because I feel starving or is there any more reason?' If you eat only when you feel hungry, your weight will regulate itself to where it should be.
Eat a variety of foods, and make fruits and veggies part of your daily food eating. If you are not already doing so, find an activity that you enjoy. It might take a few tries for you to find the activity that fits you best, but keep looking. Being physically active will help you feel improved about your body.
Unluckily, some sports these days do cost a lot of money, which can make a big problem for adolescence. If that is the case, there are other ways to maintain your body fit. Going away for walks with your dog (or your friends), go bicycling, play Frisbee, jump rope, just get moving. Even cutting down the lawn is good work out, and you may also be able to charge for it and make some money on the side!