I Need to Start Loving Myself

Love your best feature. Instead of focusing on the body part you hate, why not emphasize the one that you love? If you hate your nose but love your lips, why not experiment with bright and bold lip colors to show them off? Same with your body – if you love one body part more than the rest, emphasize them and dress them up.




Ban all negative body talk. Make it a point to you and your group of friends to ban negative body talk – whether it’s complaining about your weight or gossiping about someone else – both are as horrible as each other and I recommend to stop it! Anytime you or someone else even starts, don’t worry about coming across rude – just tell them to stop.



Accept people of all sizes. Never make comments about other people’s size! Just like eye colors and heights, people come in different shapes and sizes. Learn to accept it and stop judging others or yourself. If everyone looked the same this planet would be extremely boring, don’t you think?



Stop comparing yourself to others. You will always find someone who has better curves, is thinner, is taller… Stop it! This obsessive comparison is the same as worrying: gives you something to do, but nothing comes out of it: It is completely useless. You will always find someone in life who is older and ahead of whatever you are pursuing, so this obsession is not only useless, it will also never end. Concentrate on ending all envy, jealously and comparison to others now.




Treat yourself with respect as you would others. You wouldn’t go up to someone and accuse them of being anorexic, or call them fat, would you? Why would you call yourself that, then? Don’t you respect yourself just as much?



Put down the magazines and unrealistic images if you cannot handle it. You really don’t need that crap - the images end up setting unachievable standards, because they are not even real! Luckily, most magazines are starting to accept – and celebrate – all shapes and sizes.



Be thankful. So you like to complain about your fat belly? Why not be thankful you are privileged enough to have food in your stomach every night? Hate your ‘flabby’ arms? Why not be thankful that you actually have arms, while other people our age around the world may lose them in the war?



Find a role model. Look at Scarlett Johanssen, considered to be one of the hottest women in the world – is she a size 0? Hell no! And who cares? She looks great, just the way she is and she embraces it! And so should you.



Build your self esteem. One of the best things you can do is learn to accept and love yourself – because you are unique, and should celebrate that instead of hiding it.


Source: Beauty fool