{"id":4199,"date":"2014-12-11T14:35:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atoatechnologies.in\/slimcouture\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2014-12-11T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T14:35:08","slug":"6-ways-to-boost-your-body-confidence-slim-couture-tcm-slimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impossiblemarketing.net\/slim-couture\/6-ways-to-boost-your-body-confidence-slim-couture-tcm-slimming\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Boost Your Body Confidence | Slim Couture TCM Slimming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the saying goes, perception is reality. And when it comes to battling body demons, new research published online in Sex Roles suggests that women\u2019s perception of their friends\u2019 body image concerns influences how they feel about their own bodies.<\/p>\n

Researchers asked 75 pairs of college-aged female friends how often they talked to each other about four weight-related topics: nutrition, weight loss, appearance, and exercise. They also assessed the women\u2019s body image and the pressure they felt to be thin. Conversations on these topics were related to feeling dissatisfied with their bodies\u2014but, surprisingly, less so when they talked about exercise.<\/p>\n

Bad news for the less confident: It turns out that the women who were hung up on their bodies assumed that their friends were, too, and their body image concerns mirrored what they perceived their friend\u2019s concerns to be. The more they thought that their friend was dissatisfied, the more dissatisfied they became, says Louise Wasylkiw, Ph.D., study author and psychology professor at Mount Allison University in Canada. \u201cFor example, I think my friend feels bad, therefore, appearance is really important and I should feel bad, too,\u201d Wasylkiw says.<\/p>\n

Wasylkiw says the finding that perceptions matter wasn\u2019t entirely surprising, but she was excited to discover that talking about exercise had a positive effect. \u201cOur initial thought was that talking about exercise orients women to thinking about what their bodies can do rather than focusing on what their bodies look like,\u201d she says. \u201cIf friends shared their physical activities with their friends, it may very well have a positive impact on both the friendship as well as on each woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the next time your friend tells you that she went to the gym, ask her how her workout went\u2014you might be doing both of you a favor.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here are 6 other ways to combat negative body image.<\/p>\n

1. Acknowledge (and Stop) Fat Talk\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cWomen are notorious for passing the baton when it comes to body image,\u201d says Robyn Silverman, Ph.D., body image expert and author of Good Girls Don\u2019t Get Fat: How Weight Obsession Is Messing Up Our Girls. Silverman calls it fat talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a woman says \u2018I\u2019m so fat,\u2019 the other woman might feel like she has to say \u2018no, I\u2019m the fat one. Have you seen my thighs?’\u201d Silverman says. \u201cThen there\u2019s this back and forth over whose body is worse to elevate the other person.\u201d The problem: Even women who don\u2019t feel negatively about their bodies will engage in this behavior and eventually, it can make them feel worse.<\/p>\n

If you and your friends are prone to fat-talking, Silverman suggests that you jokingly say something like, \u201cIsn\u2019t it amazing that when women get together, \u2018fat\u2019 comes out of our mouths?\u2019 We are successful, smart, amazing women and this is what we have to talk about?\u201d Then change the subject. You could even establish that your friendship is a fat talk-free zone.<\/p>\n

If a friend can\u2019t stop, discuss it with her. \u201cThe discussion you should have is \u2018I really love having you as a friend. Every time we\u2019re together I feel like this is a conversation that we wind up having and I think it makes us both feel bad. What do you think about that?’\u201d<\/p>\n

2. Put Action Before Appearance<\/h2>\n

Shift your focus from what your body looks like to what it can do, Silverman says. \u201cInstead of saying \u2018I hate my thighs,\u2019 ask yourself: What do your thighs allow you to do?\u201d she says. \u201cMaybe it becomes \u2018my legs allow me to take Zumba class, which makes me feel awesome.\u2019
\n\u201cWhen you can talk positively about yourself in terms of what your body can do, you start to view your body in a very different way,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

3. Identify Body Parts You Love<\/h2>\n

Make sure you\u2019re also focusing on the things that you love about yourself, Silverman suggests. \u201cSome people look at themselves in the mirror and say horrible things. If they\u2019re saying it out loud, then they\u2019re hearing that\u2014they\u2019re underscoring the problem.\u201d Pick a body part that you love\u2014your breasts, your shoulders, your butt\u2014and talk out loud about it. \u201cIn the same way, if you\u2019re saying \u2018My butt looks great in these jeans,\u2019 then you\u2019re hearing that, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Bust Out the Post-Its<\/h2>\n

Changing how you talk to yourself is a habit that you have to both break and create, so expect it to take a month before positive self-talk feels like second nature. \u201cIf you\u2019re struggling with it and you think \u2018I feel like I\u2019m lying to myself,\u2019 ask your friends for help.\u201d The next time a friend or family member pays you a compliment, ask them to write it down, then tape it to your mirror. (Or, if you\u2019re too embarrassed to ask, just do it yourself in secret later). \u201cThen you\u2019re getting the statements of positive people in your life who make you feel really good to combat the negative things that you think about yourself,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

5. Name Your Body Bully<\/h2>\n

Negative self-talk can feel like it\u2019s your voice, but it often isn\u2019t, Silverman says. She suggests that you try to figure out who or where it came from. For instance, a boy named Joe who made fun of your nose in the 8th grade. \u201cIf you have a negative thought, you can say \u2018Joe, you\u2019re not welcome here.\u2019 You then take it off yourself and put it on an object,\u201d Silverman says. \u201cIt\u2019s not your voice, it\u2019s not the truth, and it makes it so you can heal and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

6. Hold Yourself to A Higher Standard<\/h2>\n

Why not be as nice to yourself as you are to the people you love? \u201cThink to yourself, \u2018would I say this to my best friend, or my sister, or my mother?’\u201d Silverman says. \u201cIf you cannot imagine another human being who you love saying this to themselves or someone else talking to them that way, then how are you talking to yourself in that manner?\u201d<\/p>\n

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