How to REALLY accept your body

Feeling comfortable in your body is fundamentally about learning to accept it.

When I tell clients this, I often get these kinds of questions:

* How can I accept my body when it doesn’t look the way I want it to?
* How can I accept my body when it isn’t the weight I want it to be?
* How can I accept my body when it doesn’t feel healthy?

Can you relate to any of these? (I see you internally nodding!).

If you can, today’s post is for you….

I’m debunking one of the biggest body confidence myths out there, and explaining why buying into it is stopping you feeling comfortable in your skin.

Plus, I’m sharing a technique you can use to start accepting your body NOW, exactly the way it is (not when it’s X pounds lighter or a smaller dress size).

Watch or read below:

The body confidence myth

It’s a myth that you will start accepting your body only once you achieve a target weight or feel strong and healthy.

The reverse is true. You’ll feel strong, healthy and vibrant because you accept your body and are treating it with respect.

Acceptance doesn’t mean that you give up on your health and well-being.

When you respect and accept your body, your choices reflect this: eating nourishing food that gives you energy, moving your body in ways that feel good, and knowing when to stop and rest.

You can’t treat your body well if you don’t accept and respect it.

Body hate encourages behaviours that punish the body like restrictive or binge eating, exercising to the point of exhaustion or injury, and excessive drinking or drug use.

A technique to accept your body

Choosing to accept your body as it is right now is a fundamental part of the body confidence journey.

Even if you don’t think this is possible right now, try suspending your disbelief.

Ask yourself, “How would I treat my body if I accepted it, just as it is?”

Perhaps you’d do exercise that you enjoyed instead of nothing at all or things you found boring or exhausting.

Or

Maybe you’d eat foods that made your body feel good, rather than things that left you feeling bloated or sluggish.

Or

You’d speak to your body with compassion rather than disgust.

List out all the ways you’d treat your body, and let these be your guide for the way you behave from now on.

I’d love to know, how would you treat your body if you accepted it just as it is? Please leave a comment below.