Contents
- 1. I hate my body
- 2. I’m not ready for bikini season
- 3. I can never get out of this
- 4. I feel fat
- 5. I ate it, which means I’m bad
- 6. I’m not real
- 7. I look old
- 8. Am I fat?
- 9. I only eat clean foods
- 10. Until I lose weight
- 11. Skin to bones
- 12. I have fat legs
- 13. I have loose skin
- 14. Real women have curves.
- 15. You are not fat – you look great
We utter most of the words that are harmful to our body every day.
Studies show that 94% of teenage girls and 66% of teenage boys say they are ashamed of their bodies. With age, this figure decreases, but still remains high. Why is this happening? Partly because of how other people evaluate us. Their negative phrases contribute to a deterioration in our understanding of our own body and a decrease in self-esteem. However, it can come from ourselves as well. We utter most of the phrases that are harmful to our body every day. We have collected the most striking examples. Do you recognize yourself?
1. I hate my body
Yes, sometimes we may look unimportant because we are sick, tired, have eaten or drunk too much. But this is not at all a reason to hate your body. After all, by saying this, we automatically overlap all the good things that it gives us. We even have the opportunity to be here, on planet Earth, because we are in this body. And what about tastes, aromas, music and touch? It is thanks to your body that you can feel all this.
2. I’m not ready for bikini season
There are no hard and fast rules for bikini season. You install them yourself. And you limit yourself. Nowhere is it said that bikinis can only be worn by people with a certain percentage of fat or a certain amount of muscle tone. If you have a bikini and are wearing it, then you are ready for bikini season.
3. I can never get out of this
Of course, there are many wardrobe items, hairstyles, or makeup styles that not everyone is comfortable with. However, there is no reason to believe that you cannot go out wearing something that does not suit you because of your weight, physique or age. After all, it only takes one person to come up with a new trend. So become that person!
4. I feel fat
As many mental health professionals will tell you, fat is not a feeling. You may not like everything about your body, it may not look the way you want it, or you may have more fat than you would like. But the only thing you will achieve by saying that you feel fat is creating negative emotions towards yourself and your body.
5. I ate it, which means I’m bad
Many people find their food choices moral or immoral, blaming themselves for it. Eating a cake will not make you a great sinner, and a steamed vegetable menu will not add virtue to you. If you feel that today’s food choices were not entirely healthy, you have the opportunity to change something in your diet tomorrow.
6. I’m not real
Of course, your hair wasn’t always platinum, your teeth couldn’t be so crisp white without the whitening strips, and the face rivalry took a couple of hours to work on. But now you feel beautiful. This is the main thing. And this does not mean that you look “fake”, you are just improving what you already have by nature.
7. I look old
Aging is definitely not avoided by all of us. Yes, your bones can ache, your mood can change, your immune system can weaken. But this does not mean that we have become less attractive. Wrinkles and gray hair are just a reminder that we have lived an intense and vibrant life. Old age is a state of mind, not a body.
8. Am I fat?
If you are asking someone about this, chances are you already have a yes in your head. And by getting someone to tell you that you are not fat, you are not only asking for compliments, but also creating the belief that looking fat means looking somehow wrong.
9. I only eat clean foods
If you feel good eating lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, you are doing well! But insisting that a certain food is either “clean” or, conversely, “unclean”, you stop enjoying the very process of eating. After all, food is also created in order to give us pleasure. And these are not always nutritionally approved foods.
10. Until I lose weight
Why should your weight keep you from doing what you want to do today? And why can’t you enjoy a trip to the sea, going to the beach or the pool because you have more kilos than you would like? What if your body doesn’t want to lose weight to that very norm? Are you going to live your life without joy?
11. Skin to bones
A negative attitude towards a thin body is just as harmful as towards a full one. And if you call someone “skin and bones” just because they are lightweight, regardless of whether they are on a diet or simply cannot get better, you can easily offend the person and make them feel unattractive. Someone cannot lose weight, and someone cannot gain enough. Each of us has our own problems and concerns.
12. I have fat legs
By calling their legs “obese” and “heavy” you imply that people with larger and sometimes stronger lower body parts are inferior to everyone else. Is that so?
13. I have loose skin
You may not have as much muscle tone as you would like, but describing your body as “flabby” does not present you in the best light. By the way, even professional athletes have some body fat.
14. Real women have curves.
The idea that there is some “real” woman is harmful to men and women. After all, then it turns out that thin women or those who do not have noticeable curves and reliefs are “not real”. Is this possible? Femininity can be expressed in many different forms. This is the state.
15. You are not fat – you look great
Who said being fat and looking good are diametrically opposed concepts? If you compliment your friends like this to make them feel more attractive, then this is a big mistake. Of course, you can take this as a compliment, but in fact it is very dubious, since it forms a negative attitude towards overweight people.