7 Small Steps To Learn to Love Your Body

Taking on the task of learning to love your body more is a big job. With plenty of outside influences telling us that we aren’t good enough, it takes real work to tune out the external noise and tune into your own inner voice. The road to positive body image is not a one-size-fits-all journey, which makes expected because we are all different in beautiful ways. And learning to love yourself doesn’t have to be conquered in a day. If this mental transformation about the way you see yourself is really going to stick, take your time to increase body positivity in healthy ways. To learn how to conquer and commit to a positive self-image, check out these 7 small steps to learn to love your body.

Treat yourself as nice as you treat others

The golden rule is to treat others the way you want to be treated, but likely what no one ever told you is that you must first treat yourself well. The way you treat yourself is the way others will treat you, because they will mimic your own standards.

Don’t buy into trying to be a certain pant size

One huge way to improve the way you feel about your body is to get away from society’s “one-size fits all” beauty standards. One size does not fit all, and that’s a good thing because every size and shape is beautiful. So try to gradually stop applying a sliding scale of good or bad depending on your pant size.

Stop obsessing over the scale

Let’s face it. It is a guilty pleasure to look at the scale frequently to gauge how your weight is fluctuating. But if you are trying to repair your body image, obsessing over how many pounds you weigh is not healthy. Try to stop looking at the scale on too regular of a basis. And if this proves difficult, then toss the scale out all together for now.