“Surround yourself with beauty. Creating a beautiful environment at home or in your workspace will provide a greater sensual experience, which is what we all crave. Keep fresh flowers on your desk or table, add some silk pillows to your sofa, play your favorite music while cooking dinner, and drink m…”— Linda DiBella, yourtango.comTagged: body confidence, beauty, environment, furniture
“Don't compare. This is a big one, and something our society loves to do. Comparing keeps us small. It lowers our energy. Quite simply, it feels like crap.”— Kate Eckman, mindbodygreen.comTagged: body confidence, comparison, other women
“List your best assets. Alone or with the help of the people who know you best, jot down 5 to 10 of your good qualities—great sense of humor, smart, a good friend—and repeat them to yourself whenever you think that you're ugly or too fat.”— Megan Othersen Gorman, prevention.comTagged: body confidence, assets, Positivity, Optimism
“Remove the ‘body garbage’ from your life. Anything that makes you feel bad or weird – tabloids, instagram accounts, facebook pages, friends on facebook, magazines – remove them from your daily life. We have the power to choose how we want to feel – why choose stuff that you know makes you feel bad?”— Corinne Dobbas, corinnedobbas.comTagged: body confidence, tabloids, Instagram, Social Media, Facebook
“Stop letting a look or comment from someone else determine how you feel about yourself.”— Shannon Kaiser, mindbodygreen.comTagged: body confidence, Opinions, haters
“Compliment someone else. It’s amazing how wonderful it can feel to make someone else feel better about him or herself! It will not only (ideally) instigate a pay-it-forward mentality, but also will help put your focus on the beauty of others instead of searching for flaws.”— Alexis Wolfer, thebeautybean.comTagged: body confidence, compliments, beauty, Friendship
“Ask yourself who your role models are in life. Do you look up to them because they have a pretty face, slender body and nice clothes, or rather because you respect their intelligence and who they are on the inside? Admiring successful people and surrounding yourself with these kinds of people can he…”— Jennifer Gruenemay, lifescript.comTagged: body confidence, Role Models, Successful, admiration
“Start thinking about health rather than size. Remember that a lot of pictures are photoshopped and doctored. Most of these people have scars, stretch marks and spots without an airbrush or flattering filter.”— Jacqueline Hurst, sweatybetty.comTagged: body confidence, Health, size, weigh, Scars
“Meditate. Meditation is an incredibly effective tool for clearing away unhelpful thought cycles. 10 minutes. 5 minutes. 1. Whatever. Just sit, close your eyes and breathe. If you want you can breathe on a body acceptance affirmation such as I love and accept my body just as it is right now.”— Linsey Hart, huffingtonpost.comTagged: body confidence, Self-Love, Acceptance, meditation
“Dress the body you have now, not the body you had then. Keeping clothing around that doesn’t fit you is a subconscious reminder that something ‘needs to change.’ That kind of thinking isn’t healthy and is putting you into a state of stress and self-disrespect.”— Madelyn Moon, breakingmuscle.comTagged: body confidence, Fashion, clothing, Weight
“Tomorrow, when you wake up, begin the day by saying something nice about yourself before you do anything else. The point: to take the focus off the body parts we hate and, instead, put the focus on the positive.”— Alexis Wolfer, thebeautybean.comTagged: body confidence, positive, compliments, Body
“Accept that you won’t love EVERY body part. You can accept yourself and be yourself, and still dislike certain parts of your body and personality.”— Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, theadventurouswriter.comTagged: body confidence, Flaws, Bodies, Personality
“Use inspiring and motivating music to pump up yourself before leaving for a night out, before a big test or meeting, before anything that might make your confidence unstable. This works pretty well as a temporary state-booster.”— Henrik Edberg, positivityblog.comTagged: body confidence, Music, Inspirational, Motivational
“Nourish your body with a body love treatment. Think about taking a scented bath, a gently massage or dancing around naked. Anything you like which benefits your body and will make you feel connected with it.”— Miriam Roelink, recoverywarriors.comTagged: body confidence, baths, massages, nurturing
“Make an effort to seek out blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts that are pro-recovery, spread body positivity, or focus on something entirely different from food or exercise.”— Jennifer Rollin, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: body confidence, twiter, Facebook, Instagram, Social Media
“Count your blessings, not your blemishes.”— Margo Maine, nationaleatingdisorders.orgTagged: body confidence, Blessings, blemishes, Flaws
“Take a bath. It might sound silly, I know, but I take a bubble bath almost everyday. Besides getting clean, I find it extremely relaxing and it helps me connect to my body. It's my time to take care of and nurture myself. It’s not just a skin-softening ritual, but also a body love ritual.”— Kate Eckman, mindbodygreen.comTagged: body confidence, baths, Water, Relaxation, nurturing
“Stop being mean to yourself when you look in the mirror. You are more beautiful than you can truly see.”— Shannon Kaiser, mindbodygreen.comTagged: body confidence, Mirror, insults, mean
“Stop waiting to do stuff until you feel ‘perfect.’ We tend to put things off til we lose weight; feel more toned; get that guy; make more money; snag that job; or have more friends. But, instead of waiting – do that stuff now! You’ll start to cultivate an inner joy and peace that will have you shini…”— Corinne Dobbas, corinnedobbas.comTagged: body confidence, Weight, Perfection, Peace
“Stay away from shopping centers and department stores. Those places are insecurity dens. Everything from the lighting, to the music, to the shiny floors and the golden ratio clothes mannequins is designed to make you feel dirty and inadequate.”— Linsey Hart, huffingtonpost.comTagged: body confidence, Shopping, malls, Lighting
“Step off the scale (and stay off). Your weight is not your worth. It’s not a measure of your health, fitness or attractiveness. For all intents and purposes, it’s more accurately a measure of our mood or anxiety levels than anything else!”— Alexis Wolfer, thebeautybean.comTagged: body confidence, Weight, Scale, Anxiety
“If your mom or that friend always mention your weight when they see you, it's OK to shut that down. It doesn't have to be some big, life changing conversation. It can be as simple as 'please stop mentioning my weight every time you see me.' These kinds of people think they mean well, but any positiv…”— Teresa Newsome, bustle.comTagged: body confidence, Weight, Shame, Speak Up
“Walk with your head held high, supported by pride and confidence in yourself as a person.”— Margo Maine, nationaleatingdisorders.orgTagged: body confidence, Confidence, Pride, posture
“Your life won't be different if your body is a little bit different. Everyone who loves you will love you just as much no matter how much you weigh.”— Amy Odell, cosmopolitan.comTagged: body confidence, Weight, weight loss
“Everyone should exercise, and not necessarily just for weight loss. Regular aerobic exercise improves heart and lung health, and therefore benefits the rest of the body, increasing muscle endurance, circulation and overall body health.”— Jennifer Gruenemay, lifescript.comTagged: body confidence, Exercise, Health, workout
“If you still feel the need to compare, take a look at where those thoughts stem from. Did you learn somewhere that you were not enough? If so, question the hell out of that thought and teach yourself to turn it around. It isn’t true. We are all given a set of beliefs and as adults we can challenge t…”— Jacqueline Hurst, sweatybetty.comTagged: body confidence, comparisons, unhealthy, Toxic
“Remember that you can look beautiful without makeup.”— Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, theadventurouswriter.comTagged: body confidence, beauty, Makeup
“You're beautiful just the way you are.”— Amy Odell, cosmopolitan.comTagged: body confidence, beauty, looks
“Develop positive self-talk. Challenge your negative thoughts and use positive daily affirmations like, ‘I will be kind for my body today’ or ‘I will like my body today just the way it is.’”— Miriam Roelink, recoverywarriors.comTagged: body confidence, Positivity, affirmations