So many people struggle to accept the body they’re in.
I get it. There’s a lot of emotional pain attached to it.
You’ve likely had a lifetime of negative experiences that have led you to not liking what you see in the mirror.
So when we talk about working towards body acceptance so that you can be at peace with your body, many people aren’t sure how to do that.
How do you accept a body that is imperfect?
You start by not devaluing the idea of imperfection.
And you redefine what being imperfect even means.
The disempowering meaning of the word assumes there’s some universal idea of perfection in the first place.
There isn’t.
There’s only what you decide to perceive as perfect.
This so-called “perfect” body now holds a lot of value to you. It keeps you imprisoned and ties your self-worth to how you look.
And if you choose to place value on being a certain size or looking a certain way, then whenever your body doesn’t align with that vision, you feel devalued.
This feeling of devaluation is what makes it hard to accept yourself unconditionally.
It’s not the body you’re rejecting – it’s the feeling.
So if you want to make peace with your “imperfect” body, you have to shift how you’re deciding to value things – WHERE you are placing value.
When you value the body you’re in, that’s when you’re able to accept it.
Interestingly enough, this acceptance enables you to eat and move your body in a way that meets your body’s needs, which naturally leads to your unique Ideal Body.
You’re no longer using food and exercise to manipulate your body.
You just eat. You just exercise. And you like who you see in the mirror.
This is food and body freedom.
Talk soon…