- Value yourself and others for traits other than body weight; focus on your whole self including your intelligence, social grace, and professional and scholastic accomplishments.
- Realize that prejudging people by weight is as harmful as prejudging them by race, religion or gender.
- Use only positive, nonjudgmental descriptions of your body; never use degrading, negative descriptions.
- Accept positive comments from others
- Accept that no magic diet exists
- Stop dieting to lose weight. Adopt a healthy eating and exercise lifestyle permanently.
- Follow the USDA Food Guide. Never restrict food intake below the minimum levels that meet nutrient needs
- Become physically active, not because it will help you get thin, but because it will enhance your health.
- Seek support from loved ones. Tell them of your plan for healthy lifestyle in the body you have been given.
- seek professional counseling, not from a weight-loss counselor, but from someone who supports your self-esteem.
- Join with others to fight weight discrimination and stereotypes.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Tips for Accepting a Healthy Body Weight
