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16 Ways to Love Your Body

… And escape the self-defeating diet-binge cycle for good – by Annie Kay MS RD RYT

1. Cultivate an attitude of gratitude: Remind yourself of the people and things that make you feel grateful.
2. Develop your compassion: Try to be kind to yourself and others.
3. Get outraged to get motivated: check out www.aboutface.org to see just how soul-destroying advertising can be.
4. Reward yourself: Develop a list of non-food rewards and honor yourself liberally.
5. Empower yourself: Remember each of us is responsible for the life experience we create.
6. Celebrate you body right now: What is beautiful about it? What is your best feature? Let how you feel about your best feature inform the areas you don’t feel so good about.
7. Trust yourself: You know who you are and what to do to let your truest self shine.
8. Be a flexible gatekeeper: can you eat and care for yourself in a loving way that allows for everyday health and occasional healthy splurges?
9. Cultivate positive thoughts: when you notice a judging or negative thought, can you turn it around and make it a positive one?
10. Nurture yourself: What can you feed your body and your soul and your spirit to let it grow.
11. Relax: Take one-minute or even a five-breath pause though the day to center yourself and release tension.
12. Nice n’easy: Make small easy changes, and over time you’ll see big results.
13. Be yourself: Avoid adopting habits that you just don’t like to do – you can find enough things you enjoy to make the difference
14. Connect: Cultivate positive relationships with family and friends.
15. Celebrate your uniqueness: There has never been another being just like you, and there never will be again.
16. Develop your strengths: what do you feel passionate about? How can you bring more of it into your life?