Ways To Love Your Body

[Daysoni]

Ways to Love your Body

1) Think of your body ad the vehicle of your dreams. Honor it. Respect it. Fuel it.

2) Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it often.

3) Become aware of what your body can do each day. Remember it is the instrument of your life, not just an ornament.

4) Wear comfortable clothes that you like and that feel good to your body.

5) Count your BLESSINGS not your BLEMISHES.

6) Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time and energy you currently spend worrying about your body and appearance. TRY ONE!

7) Find a method that you enjoy and do it regularly. Don't exercise to lose weight or to fight your body. Do it to make your body healthy and strong and because it makes you feel good.

8) Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself. Without mentioning your appearance. And add to it!

9) Choose to find the beauty in the world and in yourself.

10) Eat when your hungry. Rest when your tired. Surround yourself with people that remind you of your inner strenght and beauty.


Don't Weigh Your Self-Esteem.
It's What's Inside That Counts!!

 

[goldenviolet]

wow!! what a great thread!! thank you for sharing your recovery book with us!! this forum really needs recovery ideas!! i hope everyone reps you! i have toi wait .... God bless you!!!

 

[Daysoni]

I'm trying to find away to follow what I have posted here as hard as it may be. So here's one for number #8


I am warm, sincere, honest, and genuine. I am all of these things and more. And all of these are me.

Maybe if we say positive things about our selves over and over we'll start to believe them.

 

[Alive again]

Ways to Love your Body

1) Think of your body ad the vehicle of your dreams. Honor it. Respect it. Fuel it.

2) Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it often.

3) Become aware of what your body can do each day. Remember it is the instrument of your life, not just an ornament.

4) Wear comfortable clothes that you like and that feel good to your body.

5) Count your BLESSINGS not your BLEMISHES.

6) Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time and energy you currently spend worrying about your body and appearance. TRY ONE!

7) Find a method that you enjoy and do it regularly. Don't exercise to lose weight or to fight your body. Do it to make your body healthy and strong and because it makes you feel good.

8) Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself. Without mentioning your appearance. And add to it!

9) Choose to find the beauty in the world and in yourself.

10) Eat when your hungry. Rest when your tired. Surround yourself with people that remind you of your inner strenght and beauty.


Don't Weigh Your Self-Esteem.
It's What's Inside That Counts!!

Very nice! Thank you!!!

 

[bumblebee62331]

This is a lovely thread, thankyou so much. I was hoping there would be something like this.

 

[Daysoni]

1.) Before looking in mirror think optimistically

2.) Stay away from the scale

3.) Cut labels out of cloths

4.) Wear only cloths that you are comfortable in

5.) Stay away from fashion or exersice magazines

6.) Make a why must I lie to myself list

7.) Ask for a hug when needed

8.) Fight negative self-talk

9.) Stay active

10.) Make a list of nice things that you can do for body. (paint finger or toe nails)

 

[Daysoni]

Let your heart guide you but listen closely it whispers ********* Land Before Time

If you can dream it you can do it ^^^^^ Walt Disney

 

[bumblebee62331]

1.) Before looking in mirror think optimistically

2.) Stay away from the scale

3.) Cut labels out of cloths

4.) Wear only cloths that you are comfortable in

5.) Stay away from fashion or exersice magazines

6.) Make a why must I lie to myself list

7.) Ask for a hug when needed

8.) Fight negative self-talk

9.) Stay active

10.) Make a list of nice things that you can do for body. (paint finger or toe nails)

Number 7 is very good. I like just asking for a hug, it's lovely.

 

[Daysoni]

The Power
The power for me is so strong.
I feel as though I have so much power.

Power of;
how much pain I'll feel,
how much weight I'll gain,
how much I eat.

This is the one possesion in life that no one can take from me.
It's mine and mine alone.
For each time that I will purge I let go of all;
worries,
pain,
and weight.

I feel such joy, as though I have cleansed myself.

But wait!
Is this power?
No it's control.
Control over something in the wrong way.
Control of something that robbed me.
Robbed me of;
a healthy image,
blurred my sight,
and blocked my thinking.

How confused and blind I was.
But now I am ready to let go.
I feel it has caused me more pain then joy.
But is it to late?
Have I deteriorated to far?
It doesn't matter, because this time I'm determined.
It's time to start healing and stop hiding.
I'm ready.
I know now I can face the music and dance the ballet.

By Daysoni

 

[inHisgripkim]

Ways to Love your Body

1) Think of your body ad the vehicle of your dreams. Honor it. Respect it. Fuel it.

2) Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it often.

3) Become aware of what your body can do each day. Remember it is the instrument of your life, not just an ornament.

4) Wear comfortable clothes that you like and that feel good to your body.

5) Count your BLESSINGS not your BLEMISHES.

6) Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time and energy you currently spend worrying about your body and appearance. TRY ONE!

7) Find a method that you enjoy and do it regularly. Don't exercise to lose weight or to fight your body. Do it to make your body healthy and strong and because it makes you feel good.

8) Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself. Without mentioning your appearance. And add to it!

9) Choose to find the beauty in the world and in yourself.

10) Eat when your hungry. Rest when your tired. Surround yourself with people that remind you of your inner strenght and beauty.
Wow, wow, wow. This is awesome Daysoni!!!!! You made a grand slam. This is a great post for those of us whose self-perspective is outward and not inward.

Sooo important to maintain the mechanics of the car, because it gets us to where we need to go to accomplish the things we need in order to do God's work. When we focus on the car's exterior and ignore the mechanics that keeps the car running, the car eventually will stop running. When we focus on how we look, we can't grow. We get all caught up in strongholds. I believe I just did a journal entry about this today in my blog. It was my realization that if we have peace of mind, we have a productive mind to do God's will.

For God's glory, let's focus on the foundation of the temple to keep it strong and standing for God. Let's take care of the house of God. We won't worry about the paint or the color or the blemishes. God doesn't care. He needs that temple living strong and healthy.

How do we keep this thread going? It's a good one for all of us who battle self-image strongholds. I know it has been working for me to become schooled in human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and disease prevention through nutrition. Since my focused change to good health, I quit binging and I don't starve myself anymore. My BDD episodes are minimized and less frequent to boot.

Bless you Daysoni. You go girl!
Kim













Yeah. Lets work on the mechanics of our body. Lets keep those organs, cells, muscles, bones, blood all healthy and functioning. We need to take care of God's temple so we can do His work.

 

[Daysoni]

Ways to Love your Body

1) Think of your body ad the vehicle of your dreams. Honor it. Respect it. Fuel it.

2) Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it often.

3) Become aware of what your body can do each day. Remember it is the instrument of your life, not just an ornament.

4) Wear comfortable clothes that you like and that feel good to your body.

5) Count your BLESSINGS not your BLEMISHES.

6) Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time and energy you currently spend worrying about your body and appearance. TRY ONE!

7) Find a method that you enjoy and do it regularly. Don't exercise to lose weight or to fight your body. Do it to make your body healthy and strong and because it makes you feel good.

8) Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself. Without mentioning your appearance. And add to it!

9) Choose to find the beauty in the world and in yourself.

10) Eat when your hungry. Rest when your tired. Surround yourself with people that remind you of your inner strenght and beauty.
Wow, wow, wow. This is awesome Daysoni!!!!! You made a grand slam. This is a great post for those of us whose self-perspective is outward and not inward.

Sooo important to maintain the mechanics of the car, because it gets us to where we need to go to accomplish the things we need in order to do God's work. When we focus on the car's exterior and ignore the mechanics that keeps the car running, the car eventually will stop running. When we focus on how we look, we can't grow. We get all caught up in strongholds. I believe I just did a journal entry about this today in my blog. It was my realization that if we have peace of mind, we have a productive mind to do God's will.

For God's glory, let's focus on the foundation of the temple to keep it strong and standing for God. Let's take care of the house of God. We won't worry about the paint or the color or the blemishes. God doesn't care. He needs that temple living strong and healthy.

How do we keep this thread going? It's a good one for all of us who battle self-image strongholds. I know it has been working for me to become schooled in human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and disease prevention through nutrition. Since my focused change to good health, I quit binging and I don't starve myself anymore. My BDD episodes are minimized and less frequent to boot.

Bless you Daysoni. You go girl!
Kim













Yeah. Lets work on the mechanics of our body. Lets keep those organs, cells, muscles, bones, blood all healthy and functioning. We need to take care of God's temple so we can do His work.

Woo Hoo!!!!

Thank you so much for your input. It Rocked. I'm Sssssssssssooo excited. I don't know how to keep this thread going. Maybe we just keep posting in it.

 

[inHisgripkim]

Eating Disorder Resolution:

I commit to recovery by putting emphasis on good health and not good looks.

I commit to healthy living, so that I may live in good health (physically, mentally, emotionally).

Good Health Agenda:
I commit to eating for good health only.
I commit to learning more about good health.
I commit to learning more about nutrition.
I commit to learning more about disease prevention.
I commit to learning more about my immune system.
I commit to developing a good exercise plan for strengthening my body, my immune system, and for maintaining maximum health only.

Because I commit to good health, I will start by drinking more water, including the living water.

Let's get healthy!

InHisgripKim commits.
Blessings to all of you earth angels.

 

[Im-revived]

Proud of you Daysoni, very positive Love! Keep it up!

Look at yourself, and be proud,
Lifes your future, don't turn it down,
Look in the mirror and what do you see
A wonderful person thats you and me.

Don't look at whats not there
You will get through when in despair
See stronger, and stronger you'll become
Your not a failure, your so strong.

So my friends, you can get through,
Be positive, and love yourself too
Nothing will change that
Cos your all cool.

Im-revived

 

[madison1101]

One of the things that my treatment program emphasized was self-soothing. Self-soothing is anything that you do for yourself that helps you regroup, relax and feel positive. It is not self-defeating stuff, but self-promoting stuff.

Here are some things I like to do to self-soothe:

1. Prayer
2. Bible Study
3. Journal
4. Call a friend and help someone who is struggling too.
5. Bubble bath
6. Hug my cat
7. Read a good book.
8. Play certain music. eg. classical, 60s Motown, Les Miserables.
9. Take a walk.
10. Light candles, and turn off the lights and meditate.
11. Deep breathing.

It is recommended that I do these things before I get the urge to overeat, not just when I am tempted.

Hugs,
Trish

 

[PureGrace]

Thanks for the list

 

[Miracle Storm]

Daysoni,
I just wanted to say thank you for this thread. This is also good for those who may be in a little bit of denial about their recovery. (namely me)Sometimes I feel like I am on an up and down and even upside down roller coaster ride. My exuse for myself that I try to get away with and even believe most of the time is "oh, I just forgot to eat" That will be at 7:00p.m. at night! So again thank you.
God bless you daysoni, in Jesus' name!
with love in Christ, amberbeth.

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[Daysoni]

Fight the good fight with all your might!
Christ is your strenght and Christ is your right!
Lay hold of life and all you should be
Your joy and crown eternally.

Run your whole race through Gods good grace;
Lift up your eyes and see His face.
Life with it's trials before us lies.
But Christ is the path and Christ is the prize

Cast care aside and lean on your guide;
His boundless mercy will provide.
Trust in the Who sees from above
Feed on his Wonder and receive His Love.

Faint not nor fear, His arms are near;
He changes not and to Him you are dear.
Only believe and you will soon see,
That Christ will supply your every need.

I found this poem in another Forum that I visit

 

[inHisgripkim]

Jesus is in our heart, soul and mind.
The most positive self-image we can have is to look at ourselves through the eyes of our loving Lord Jesus.

In a meditation of mine, Jesus told me to look at myself through His eyes only. My eyes are of this world and are influenced by worldly things.

WWJS - What Would Jesus See? He is not of this world and not concerned about worldly things.

Let's Get Healthy and Stay Healthy!

What are you going to do different today in order to get healthy and stay healthy?

I'm going to drink less coffee and start drinking more antioxidant teas such as green, white, ginger, cranberry teas. I think I will get on a regiment of detox tea to clean my liver and blood. You can buy ginger tea bags but the best is grating up some ginger root and adding it to water. Heat the water till it boils and then simmer for about five minutes. Wowy - it's realy zesty tea.

Kim

 

[goldenviolet]

yeay!! lovely lovely fruitful and awesome posts!!

 

[inHisgripkim]

It is a wonderful feeling when we have those moments where we really like ourselves and love ourselves.

Jesus was concerned with heart, soul, and mind. Each one of us here, I know, has a beautiful heart, soul, and mind. If you met someone just like you, you would love them. So, love yourself and feel awesome. Jesus would approve.

Bye earth angels,
Kim