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Sometimes it is hard to believe that others feel like you do and have moved past this stage and on with their lives! I think that the web has some amazing supports in the form of blogs and on line support groups! The web can be a tricky one to navigate and not all are focused on recovery! So as I find good websites and blogs I will be adding them to the list below. Hopefully you can relate to one or two that may give you that 'pep talk' you need no matter the time of day or night!! Jx |
A blog (Tumblr) of fabulously real women! Celebrating their Curves! and make sure you check out their great blog recommendations |
My mission is to be a voice in recovery. To create a place where those can find and use their voice in their own recovery. This is about sharing, learning, finding support. What does recovery look like to you? What does recovery feel like? What are the struggles? What are the achievements? Lets create a place where we can talk about what recovery is. Often I am asked how long I have been in recovery, what struggles have i faced, is this normal, is this relapse, etc. |
A fantastic website with a pledge to sign, great links and resources page. About: They want us to think we're the minority. That we are less because we're more. We're not. It's time for a revolution. You may not have heard us before, so this time, we'll speak, LOUDER! Our curves don't define us, they amplify us. We aren't fat. We aren't big boned. We are gorgeous, sexy, desirable women. We have value, and worth, and a voice. And, we want you to listen, because we have something important to say. Between the yoyo diets, dressing room breakdowns, and calorie counting, real life happens. We all have amazing stories to tell. Funny stories. Sad stories. Real stories. Your stories. And they need to be told. Here. In this community of women and teens, just like you. So, welcome. Join us on this revolution. Of real women. Real Bodies. Real life. An online newspapper updated with supportive articles daily. |
By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS
I've mentioned before how much I loovvveee fashion.  Fashion is a fun and creative way to express yourself, and it can help boost your body image, too. When you're wearing something that feels comfortable on your skin and makes you feel beautiful, it can make a difference in your mood, and possibly, how you see your body. Maybe it's a small gesture like putting a smile on your face. Clothes can evoke a variety of emotions and states. Depending on what you're wearing, maybe you feel relaxed, sexy, sophisticated, elegant, bold or light and flirty. While I believe it's important to feel confident from the inside out, I do think clothing can be a confidence booster. When I'm wearing something that feels great, I feel great. Simple, but true. For instance, contrast that with how you feel when you're wearing something that feels ill-fitting or something you don't love. (By the way, that's a photo of me taken a year ago at J.Crew outlet, one of, OK, really my most favorite store. I was trying on the too-big-for-my-head hat. Needless to say, I did not get it.) So today, I thought it'd be fun to share with you some of my favorite fashion blogs (some new-to-me and others I've loved for years). They celebrate embracing your body and clothing it in some fabulous and unique pieces. They inspire girls and women of every body, shape and size. These women are proud of their physical appearance, and they're all beautiful! And I think that's what it boils down to: Regardless of your size or shape, you deserve to feel beautiful, and to dress beautifully. 1. Already Pretty. Sally is amazing. She not only wears clothes beautifully (and puts bright colors together seamlessly), but she dishes out great style advice - and she writes a lot about body image and beauty. And her words are always insightful! (She's also done a Q&A on Weightless! Check it out.) 2. Kendi Everyday. I love Kendi's carefree and pretty style. Plus, her random musings always crack me up. 3. Advanced Style. I just discovered this blog, and I'm so thrilled I did. Why? Here's a glimpse from the about page: ?Advanced Style offers proof from the wise and silver-haired set that personal style advances with age.? Our culture doesn't deal well with aging. But this blog shows that style and confidence just get better and better as you age. And I love that message. 4. Curves and Chaos. This blog is all about fashion and beauty for the curvy gal. Here's Monique's tagline, which I love: ?Curves & Chaos is a blog for the CURVY woman. She is glamorous, fabulous, foxy, confident, and more.? Couldn't agree more. 5. Young, Fat & Fabulous. Blogger Gabi's sense of style is cool, confident and city chic. Her blog is a positive, fun and vibrant space. 6. The Manfattan Project. This blog features photos of fabulously dressed larger women. According to the tagline, it's ?real fashion. large bodies.? 7. The Curvy Fashionista. Marie Denee is a plus-size stylist. Not only is her style stunning, but her blog offers a variety of great resources for curvy fashion. Here's a list of curvy designers and plus-size magazines and communities. 8. Karla's Closet. Karla has this unique, quirky and vibrant sense of style. It not only inspires me, but reminds me to wear what I want to wear - and be me. Again, that's what I love about these fashion blogs - everyone embraces their own style. They don't hide. They highlight their beauty. They have fun with dressing up. It's about the individual and celebrating that. It's about dressing for yourself and feeling fabulous! 9. Fatshionable. Jay is simply fantastic! Just look at this gorgeous outfit. And here's what she said in this post: ?I definitely think plus sizes can look great in this style, don't let anyone tell you you can't wear something because of your size. Life is short, have as much fun with fashion as you want! I didn't wear shapewear with these because I don't find shapewear comfortable. And it's hard to feel sexy if I'm not comfortable. So forget the spanx.?
10. Vixen Vintage. Solanah wears clothing inspired by the 40s and 50s. So beautiful! Her tagline says it all: ?I sew my own dresses, knit my own sweaters, but never cut my own bangs.? |
Getting help for an eating disorder can be frustrating and often seems impossible. But it IS possible to have COMPLETE recovery from all types of eating disorders. I have recovered from all manifestations of an eating disorder, am a NORMAL eater, maintain a healthy weight and do not obsess about food, weight or diets. This site aims to share that experience, to help you on your journey and to educate on how to become a NORMAL eater again, be rid of eating disorders for good and no longer be a slave to the obsession. Two Whole Cakes is a blog written by Lesley Kinzel(late of fatshionista.com), a mouthy fat broad who deals in body politics, social justice activism, and pop culture criticism, all from a feminist-flavored perspective. Abstaining for 40 days from negative thinking about body, appearance and achievements Following a successful career in marketing, Melinda Hutchings made the bold decision to move on from her corporate role and focus on becoming a writer in order to use her knowledge and personal experience to help young people believe in themselves. Dr. Dana Udall-Weiner, a licensed psychologist and mother of two. This blog includes action-oriented advice and musings on food, family, culture, and just about anything else my meandering, sleep-deprived mind can find to overanalyze. The goal of BodyAwareGrieving.com is to help people who are going through tough life changes stay safe and well while they are in transition. The practical, health-focused, healing techniques being shared here can be utilized in most any difficult situation. Sociological Images: Seeing is Believing is designed to encourage all kinds of people to exercise and develop their sociological imagination by presenting brief sociological discussions of compelling and timely imagery that spans the breadth of sociological inquiry. This website is for all you parents out there who want to discuss the real ins and outs of being a mom. We will discuss the moments, days, feelings, and experiences that most moms don't usually share with anyone but their closest friends. Almost every mom I've met has said that no one ever told her what it's really like to be a parent About: Bio: liberaltarian (not a typo), librarian, Latina/Chicana/Hispanic, knowledge loving, punk and jazz loving, Buddhist, INFJ, very fat, usually very quiet woman. This site will mainly be about fat acceptance and body size acceptance in general and some other stuff here and there whenever I feel like it. Check out the website of the fantastic website of author Jenni Schafer; you can also follow her on Facebook and Twitter. |
 1. Cook a delicious meal and savor it. Eat mindfully, savor the taste, texture and smell of your foods. (These blogsare brimming with delicious recipes and unique ideas!) 2. Make a V-Day card. A few years ago, I took out some of my scrapbooking materials (like snowflakes and glossy white paper) and made my boyfriend a Christmas card. I had so much fun! Whether it's a card for yourself, your significant other, a close friend or mom, making something is a wonderful way of letting your heart pour out on paper. (OK, that's a bit too much, but I do think it's true!) 3. Get or give a bouquet. I love getting the women in my life flowers for V-Day. Women rarely buy themselves flowers because we somehow think it's extravagant or we don't deserve it. 4. Create a vision boardthe celebrates you and your loved ones. Look through your favorite photo albums, and pick out some photos that are meaningful to you and remind you what you're truly thankful for. Put them up on any type of board you like (e.g., a cork board). (If you don't want to use the originals, just make a copy of the pictures.) Find inspiring quotes, poems, scripture verses or random phrases, and put them up, too. Look through magazines for anything that sparks your imagination or makes you happy. 5. Take pictures! You can take pictures of yourself and/or with your loved ones. Get dressed up. Try different looks. Get outside. Whatever you're doing today, capture the snippets. You can find something special in the smallest and seemingly mundane of things. For instance, I recently bought red lipstick, a color I never ever thought I'd wear. But to me this simple shade of lipstick signifies another level of confidence; I'm OK with being seen. 6. Give your loved ones a big, full-bodied hug. How often do we express our love physically to others? Wrapping your arms around your family and friends is a sweet way of showing them some love. 7. Tell your loved ones you love them. Another thing we rarely do, but one that's tremendously important. 8. Right now, list five things you love about yourself! Your smile, your hair, how sweet you are to others, your ability to cook fabulous meals, your laugh, your hips, your height, your thighs, how you write, how you love, how you help others. 10. Tell your loved ones why you think they're beautiful - and why they make your days beautiful. We don't tell others nearly enough how much beauty and meaning they bring into our lives. Part of that is human nature. But take today to tell your loved ones what they mean to you. 11. Show someone you love them by writing a haiku. I love a haiku, and this is a fun and creative way to show some love to someone else. 12. Take the time to journal about what self-love means to you. Other topics you might want to explore: here, herehereand here. 14. Think of the various ways that you can honor yourself and others. While it's important to honor ourselves and others every day, today is a good time to think about how you're going to do that. Living with mental illness and parenting Blog: I'm pleased to welcome you to Adventures of a BipolarMom with Beth Vandagriff. Beth is a 30-year-old wife and mother of 4 beautiful children. She was recently diagnosed with Ultra-Rapid Cycling Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD, Anxietyand Paranoia. She joins us here to share her experiences with bipolar disorder and parenting? how it is to juggle all the demands of motherhood along with the demands of living with a combination of mental health concerns. Bipolar disorder, also known by its older name ?manic depression,? is a mental disorder that is characterized by constantly changing moods. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating highs (what clinicians call ?mania?) and lows (also known as depression). Both the manic and depressive periods can be brief, from just a few hours (ultra-rapid cycling) to a few days, or longer, lasting up to several weeks or even months. The periods of mania and depression vary from person to person ? many people may only experience very brief periods of these intense moods, and may not even be aware that they have bipolar disorder. I'm looking forward to the insights and experiences Beth will share with us as both a mom and someone who struggles with these issues in her daily life on the new blog, Adventures of a Bipolar Mom. Please give her a warm Psych Central welcome over there! 1. Drink water - Aside from flushing out the toxins in your body and making you look radiant, drinking plenty of water keeps you from getting dehydrated, and helps you hit your peak beauty performance. 2. Smile - Actions can trigger emotions, and when you feel happy, you look beautiful. So flash those pearly whites with abandon! 3. Have a spa day - Visit a local spa for a total beautifying moment, but if you can't afford a splurge that big, then transform your bathroom into a DIY spa trip. 4. Wear bright colors - Because wearing bright colors can lift your mood, you'll stand out from the crowd for more reasons than just your exotic hues. 5. Tuck a flower into your hair - Channel an island dweller and tuck some of nature's finest beauties behind your ear. They'll only accentuate your natural beauty. 6. Laugh - You know that saying that ?laughter is the best medicine?? It's also the best accessory, and everyone is drawn to the beauty of a happy person. 7. Get some sun - The Vitamin D will lift your spirits, and you'll be left with a gorgeous sun-kissed look like you just finished a day of playing on the beach. 8. Go makeup-less - Makeup does not make the woman. Take on the challenge of leaving the makeup off for a couple of days, and revel in your naturally beautiful assets. 9. Yoga - Not only will the stretching and breathing make you feel better, yoga poses are quite effective in helping to shape and smooth your figure. 10. Sweet sayings - Post some confidence-boosting quotes on your fridge, strategically placed so that you see them each morning. That way you'll always be reminded of your most beautiful assets, inside and out. 11. Pick a beauty muse - Choose a picture of a beautiful woman you'd like to emulate, and post her photo in the corner of your bathroom mirror. Choose a woman whose inner beauty and strength inspires you to cultivate a lovelier life. 12. Take a bath - Soakyour stress away and your skin into softness for inner and outer radiance. 13. Flirt - Nothing like a little innocent flirtingto remind you of the power of your own beauty. Give a little extra smile or hair toss to someone to feel ravishingly recharged. 14. Smooth your skin - Smoother skin glows with health and feels incredible, so try exfoliatingthe dullness from your skin and your self-image. 15. Try a new scent - Because your scent tells a story about who you are, why not experiment with a dab of musky new fragranceto heighten that exotic allure?
16. Snap a photo - Photographer Erin Veybelieves in the power of photos to show women how beautiful they really are. Take a click from her shutter and get a professional photographer friend to show you in your most stunning light. 17. Wear lipstick - A flush of lipcolorgets you noticed in a crowd, day or night, and women report that just one coat of gloss can instantly make them feel more comely. 18. Choose a word for the day - Pick a word each morning that encompasses the kind of beauty you want to project: radiant, smoldering, sweet. Then live your word all day long! 19. Dance - Aside from the physical benefits of dance, fluid movement can help remind you of your desirability and sublime feminine qualities. Not to mention that you'll have a good time doing it. 20. Take vitamins - If you don't already have a daily multi-vitamin on hand, then go to your local nutrition store and get help selecting the right one to help improve your hair and skin. Good health is always beautiful. 21. Compliment other women - We all know how difficult it can be to feel attractive, so why not support another woman on her journey by paying her a positive compliment. You'll both benefit from the attention, we promise. 22. Eye candy - Looking at beauty first thing in the morning can help you set your intention for the day. Make a bookmark of design blogs to browse, or keep a coffee table book of rainforest flowers nearby for your daily dose of the divine. 23. Night out - Dress up. Rally all of your friends for a lush night out on the down. Sometimes getting done up and having fun with your girls can remind you of what forces you are to be reckoned with. 24. Spruce up your living space - In order to feel beautiful, you need to be surrounded by beauty and get rid of objects that hold negative energy. Clear out your space and incorporate a fresh coat of paint to make your space more appealing. 25. Get a massage - Not only will you feel gorgeous, but the benefit of increased blood flow will give you that flush of good health. If you can't spring for a massage from a pro, then grab an aromatherapy massage oiland employ the hands of friend or partner. 26. Improve your beauty sleep - Getting 8 hours of good sleepwill help you wake up refreshed and give your skin and body cells enough time to regenerate and revive. Try spraying a bit of chamomile scent on your sheets for deeper, more relaxing sleep. 27. Celebrate women - With International Women's Day just around the corner on March 8th, there's no better time to honor the beautiful womenin your life. Make a note of their most inspiring qualities to share with them. 28. Sing - Whether you're a virtuoso or can't carry a tune in a bucket, it doesn't matter. Burst out into your favorite song in the shower or car and find the beauty in self-expression. 29. Try a new hair color - It doesn't have to be permanent, but brightening up your hair colorcan make your look fresh and highlight some of your best features. Add a reddish wash to dark hair to make eyes stand out. 30. Just Breathe - Take time to stop and breathe throughout your day. The oxygen will immediately improve blood flow, and adding an aromatherapy fragrance to the air will help to change your mindset about yourself. Try something exoticif you're feeling like an island girl, or something naturalfor a bohemian romantic. A network to link you in to Online Supports A healthy living blog about my journey toward balance for body, mind, and spirit. Eat The Dam Cake I started this blog with my friend Maggie after having a lot of conversations with her about how we think about our appearances. And after I ate some seriously delicious chocolate cake. Cake is pretty inspirational. I highly recommend it. I think it's absolutely absurd that I, or any other woman, should have to waste time feeling unattractive......... Guiltless Elizabeth and Stephanie are dietetic student in Boston with a fantastic blog celebrating bodies. Healthy Girl An organization for young women who emotionally eat or obsess about food and their bodies, founded by health editor and former binge eater Sunny Sea Gold. Get help, support, tips, and a little bit of food sanity right here. You're not alone! We are the Real Deal We Are The Real Deal (aka WATRD) launched in July 2009 by Heather Blessington (aka mamaV). The goal of this body image focused blog is to provide a space where women of all shapes, sizes, colors, lifestyles, opinions, and beliefs on can come together to talk, bang heads, rant and rave. Here you will find the latest news on eating disorders, get the scoop on Hollywood weight sagas, and hear from a wide range of individuals on their personal struggles with body image. Self Acceptance From Living Anxiety Free Learning to look at the good things in yourself rather then focusing on the percieved bad! Read The Full Article How Cleaning out your wardrobe can help you feel better. From Beautiful you by Julie 3 Steps To A Food-Fear-Free Holiday From: more of me to Love Holiday food is delicious and amazing. And yet, the message that we hear again and again is that we should fear food and view it as calories, carbs and fat. The stress of our ingrained fears about food and weight can make the holidays really stressful when they should be about celebration and fun. So how do we shift from fear and stress to enjoyment and pleasure? Just try my three-steps to a Food-Fear-Free Holiday: 1. Breath
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3. Show Gratitude Want to learn how each of these steps works and why? Then check out Soul Food. The media, eating disorders, and you From: Brave Girl Eating Does the media cause eating disorders? This question comes up over and over. As a professor of journalism, I suspect I get it more than most, and my answer is always the same: No. Eating disorders are highly biologically mediated; the biggest risk factor for developing one is a family history of such disorders. Genetics plays a huge role. A family history of anxiety disorders also predisposes people to developing Eds. If media caused eating disorders, I think half the country would have a diagnosable eating disorder. But the relentless barrage of images we all "consume," of the unattainable thin ideal, do affect us. That's us, you and me, who don't have eating disorders and who will never develop a full-blown ED. (They affect those with eating disorders, too; they just don't cause such illnesses.) If you don't believe it, read this study, which found that girls as young as three years old are internalizing that thin ideal, and judging themselves against it. No surprises there, really; kids get it, and by "it" I mean the unspoken cultural messaging. Their survival depends on getting "it," learning to navigate society's expectations of them. We know that when we say one thing and do another, kids pick up on what we do. Rightly so. And in this case, what we're doing has serious consequences for us and our children..... Read The Full Article Set Your Body Free Program - La Trobe Uni See the link below for the transcript of an interview with Siān McLean, a researcher from psychological science and the co-ordinator of the 'Set Your Body Free' program Read the full interview Medicinal Marzipan - Learning to Love your body One Day at a Time Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about body image and unconditional self love, as well as learning to lead a positive and authentic life. Frequent topics include healthy living, body image, love, relationships, sex, and compulsive eating. If a blog was a room, Medicinal Marzipan would be a really comfortable living room or a front porch - where there is an abundance of coffee, love, and sometimes a little gossip about the neighbors. Own Your Beauty - Change the conversation A Blog worth having a look at - see their Blurb below. We are the beautiful people. All women. Every one of us. And that's amazing. Own Your Beauty is a groundbreaking, year-long movement bringing women together to change the conversation about what beauty means. Our mission: to encourage and remind grown women that it is never too late to learn to love one's self and influence the lives of those around us - our mothers, friends, children, neighbors. We can shift our minds and hearts and change the path we follow in the pursuit of authentic beauty. Each month, we'll be talking about a different theme. In October, your hosts -- Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks, Caitlin Boyle of Operation Beautiful and Bonnie Crowder of The Shape of a Mother -- are talking about imperfection. (Next month, we'll be talking about creativity.) Go To: Own Your Beauty Loving Girl with a Satchel Loving GWS new easy to glossy ratingsfor magazines including this funky one ! check out GWS other Body Image Articles Teen Voices A website and magazine written by girls for girls! Faces of Beauty Faces of Beauty is on a mission to celebrate the incredible and unique beauty in all of us. It throws off the societal pressures to look a certain way and gives an opportunity to share what we love about ourselves. The hope is that Faces of Beauty will help start a revolution of men, women, and children learning to love themselves just as they are! The Happiness Project An intresting blog about a womans year of trying differnt theorys about happines - very Julia and Julia! Bodymatters Australasia I have just come across the very like minded Sydney based company Bodymatters and think that their work, philosophies and blog is great! Hating ED- Blog A recovery blog: Writing is my passion, as well as my escape. Unfortunately, I have found more solace in my eating disorder than anything else. This blog is an attempt to chronicle my thoughts, frustrations, and -hopefully- my successes in recovering from bulimia (with some anorexic tendencies.) I'm in my mid twenties, living in southern California. I work in Corporate America, am active in church activities, love music, writing, the gym, my friends and nobody is the wiser that I would prefer to spend most of my time obsessing about food and weight. Because, though it's hell, it's also a hell of a lot easier than dealing with my emotions. I hate this eating disorder. This is not a blog focused on glamorizing anorexia or bulimia. This may be triggering, but it's not the purpose. This blog is primarily for my benefit. However, I hope it may help others who are suffering with an eating disorder, or friends/family who are trying to understand their loved one who is suffering. All Walks on the Catwalk Check out the results of the Uk b-eat's Susan Ringwood's hard work! London fashion week opened with a show featuring 8 models reporesenting a wide range od shapes ages and cultures! And even though there was initial resistance the media has loved it! The All Walks on the Catwalk website has all the information And the Huffington Post's Amiee Liu has a fantastic commentary - read more Introducing Managing Depression Skillfully By John M Grohol PsyD A new blog on Psych Central "I'm pleased to welcome Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D. to Psych Central, blogging about how to manage depression with this blog, Managing Depression Skillfully. When we were discussing the name for the new blog and I suggested something like ?Overcoming Depression,? Dr. Yapko correctly noted that depression is most often a mood concern that has to be regularly managed ? not ?cured.? Indeed, the management of depression with good, positive skills can make the difference between someone living in the fog of depression, getting little done and making little progress in their treatment and someone who lives successfully with depression with active, ongoing management of your mood and thoughts. ?We could significantly lower relapse rates if people better understood this,? Dr. Yapko said to me. I agree. And that's why I'm proud to host this blog which will talk about the skills needed to manage depression with skill. Please go over to his blog and give Dr. Yapko a warm Psych Central welcome today! Visit the blog: Managing Depression Skillfully" |
But . . I'm soooo Fat!! Body Image Distortion is common; a diagnostic criteria of eating disorders and the basis of body dsymorphic disorder. We have all had friends, family, colleagues or clients claim that they have doubled in size over night, or have hideous disproportionate sized body parts. The thing we need to remember is that our perceptions influence the way we interpret the images we see. When it comes to ourselves there are lots of emotions and beliefs that can contribute to our perceptions. My body galleryis a web site I have come across which has collections of photos of different shaped women. You can type in your height, weight (sorry in foot, inches and pounds!) or clothes size to see what other people with similar stats look like! I don't like to encourage comparing of body shapes and sizes but when studies find that 95% of women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet the same women were able to correctly estimate the width of a box (Wordpress).We have to ask if we can trust what we see when we look in the mirror and if a reality check would be helpful! Love Yourself Links: More on Body Image feministhemes.com The Body Image Project The Body Image Project is an online project searching for women and girls of all ages to share their individual experiences and feelings about their own body image perceptions. The goal of the project is to have women and girls take the brave step of sharing their story, break the hold these perceptions have and ultimately reveal to those who share and those who read the thoughts of others - you are not alone. It is a rare opportunity to share without fear of judgment - share in a healthy manner. We ask that individuals include their age so the reader witnesses the wide-range of ages and the wide-range of issues women and girls are facing (often silently). More of me to Love an are you kidding moment Identity & Self Concept in Eating Disorders Bites of Happiness Ed Bites a great blog to keep an eye on The Peer Pressure Project The Peer Pressure Project is a community project run by secondary school students, which aims to reduce the effects of peer pressure on adolescence, where peer pressure is extremely prevalent. We aim to do this by providing postive, accurate, and up to date information to adolescence and the wider community to empower them to resist the influences of peer pressure and the causes and effects of it. Check it out Eating Mindfully! http://eatdrinkandbemindful.blogspot.com/ Uplifting words on Body image By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS Every Monday features a tip, exercise, inspiring quote or other tidbit to help boost your body image. For many of us, Mondays are tough. We may feel anxious and stressed out, anticipating an arduous week, especially if we didn't get much rest and relaxation during the weekend. These kinds of feelings don't create the best environment for improving one's body image. In fact, you might be harder on yourself and easily frustrated. You might even feel like you're walking on egg shells - with yourself! With these posts, I hope you'll have a healthier and happier body image day, that'll last throughout the week. Girlosphy Thankyou to a lovely client who has pointed me to this website: http://girlosophycom.melbourneitwebsites.com/index.html Bodies in Focus: the bigger impact of the biggest loser Former Biggest Loser contestant Kai Hibbard (USA) has dealt the show some damaging blows in recent weeks, claiming producers encourage contestants to go to dangerous measures to achieve the incredible weight loss results the show is known for. read the full article My Life after ED . . . Life begins after ed. Check out this positive and honest recovery blog http://www.mylifeaftered.com/blogs/ Blogs to check out - Thanks to a fantastic client for forwarding them on! http://eatliverun.com http://frocksandfroufrou.com/ Elizabeth Patch - More to Love! I love Elizabeth's website and sKetch book! She has such beautiful illistrations and wonderful messages! See an example below and check it out for yourself! Its not my shape that needs to change.
Its how I see myself. excerpt from More to Love, ©elizabeth patch We all have doubts about our body.
We all find fault with our looks.Inspecting our flaws in the mirror is an intensely hurtful behavior
that many of us do automatically, without thinking.The critical voice in our head whispers over and over:
too short, too fat, too round, too flat, too old, too whatever! It's one long list of ?problem areas? and rarely a compliment. What if that harsh and negative whisper became a gentle, loving voice that listed every single wonderful thing about your body?What if you went about your life with a confident, sassy, proud attitude instead of an apologetic and disappointed one?Imagine how different you would feel if you could smile at your reflection instead of criticize it! The harder it is to say ?Hello, Gorgeous!? when you look in the mirror, the more often you should say it. The louder the negative voice is, the stronger the loving voice should become. Pay yourself two compliments for every one complaint! Check out this great website! One of my Wonderful and inspirational clients directed me to this website. Caitlin the director of the project is based in Florida and started the site as a blog in June 2009. I (Caitlin) began Operation Beautiful because I am dedicated to ending negative self-talk in girls, woman, and men. Through Operation Beautiful, I hope we can all encourage a positive body image in ourselves and others. I truly believe that your beauty comes from the inside, and your unique qualities that make you YOU should be valued and celebrated. I began Operation Beautiful by leaving positive messages on the mirrors of public restrooms ? at work, at the gym, at the grocery store. I scribble down whatever comes to mind ? "You are beautiful!" or "You are amazing just the way you are!" My personal goal is to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as I can. Maybe some people read them and just smile, but I bet some people are truly touched by the effort of a random stranger. Caitlin invites other to do the same and place post-it -notes with positive self talk on mirrors all over the place so that strangers can benefit form the positivity and encourages people To photo graph their notes and send them in! I am keeping my eye out to see them around Melbourne! Newsflash: All Women are real! Yes its true! Amazing I know! The big, small, short, tall ones are all real! Loving The Fat Nutritionist discussion about women and the competitiveness that is sometimes there and some times percieved. Very Naomi Wolf The Beauty Myth. (oh and warning - Language many offend! I have edited below!) There seems to be a common assumption that, if you're fat and not particularly ashamed of that fact, you must, by default, HATE thin women, or find them ugly, or some other form of stupidness that can only be described as SOUR FUCKING GRAPES. Not so. I'm fat, and not particularly ashamed of the fact, and I also think thin women are just fine. I largely share the same aesthetic standards of my culture (with a few exceptions ? most notably, the ones that allow me not to hate myself), and I often think thin women are just lovely. I also don't feel particularly jealous, because why would I waste my time? They're them, and I'm me. I certainly sometimes sigh to myself whistfully about what it would be like to, say, have curly hair, or be blonde, or to be slender and model-perfect, but I don't spend a lot of time on it. I recognize these moments for what they are: pure fantasy, a grass-is-greener kind of escape from reality. And then I go back to being me without a whole lot of fuss. I see certain pictures of myself, or put on a certain outfit, or flip my hair in a certain way that makes me think, ?Yeah, other people are lovely. But I'm pretty alright myself.? So then, why is it so impossible to believe that we can genuinely admire others, without simultaneously wanting to look exactly like them? We're not all crazed bitches from some psycho-stalker horror movie here. ENOUGH already with all this real woman garbage. We're all real women, ? the thin ones, the pale ones, the dark ones, the hairy ones, the not-hairy ones, the short ones, the tall ones, the young ones, the older ones, the fertile ones, the sterile ones, and yes, of course, the fat ones. If anyone has the temerity to identify as a woman in this culture, I'm handing them over an Official Membership Card and inviting them to the pool party, since, you know, I'm a real woman and all. By the power vested in me, etc. etc. And because if you're willing to put up with the b******t women put up with every single day, then ? you've earned it. Does my bum look big in this ad? There is a new book on the shelves - and though I haven't seen it yet I do generally agree with The Girl with a Satchel and her comments below are very positive! Lisa Cox, author of Does My Bum Look Big In This Ad?, an empowering little book that should be stuffed in the schoolbags and satchels of all girls (along with Rebecca Sparrow's Find Your Tribe and Kaz Cooke's Girl Stuff). Cox's take-home message is about empowering young women to become discerning media consumers. "It may feel like popular culture controls us but we ultimately control media content and how it impacts our body image," she told UP! magazine. Love My Body Website An intresting website from the US that may have some helpful articles or ideas! (Please ignore the weight loss and other silly adds that seem to be difficult to avoid in the pages of our wide world web!!) http://www.lovemybody.org/ |
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