These are my legs and i have started to like them. It may take me a while to really love them but i am definitely at least one step further than what i was last week.  As part of the information i have come across during my research into eating disorders and disordered eating, I have found that low self images go hand in hand with the disorder.....and in my case, that is very true. 

I came across this list of 20 ways to love your body and wanted to share it.  Some of them include making furst lists for specific things which i may do a little later on. 

Enjoy and i hope that this helps you too:

1. Think of your body as the vehicle to 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. Create a list of people you admire: people who have contributed to your life, your community, or the world. Consider whether their appearance was important to their success and accomplishments.

5. Walk with your head held high, supported by pride and confidence in yourself as a person.

6. Don’t let your weight or shape keep you from activities that you enjoy.

7. Wear comfortable clothes that you like, that express your personal style, and that feel good to your body.

8. Count your blessings, not your blemishes.

9. Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time and energy you currently spend worrying about your body and appearance. Try one!

10. Be your body’s friend and supporter, not its enemy.

11. Consider this: your skin replaces itself once a month, your stomach lining every five days, your liver every six weeks, and your skeleton every three months. Your body is extraordinary--begin to respect and appreciate it.

12. Every morning when you wake up, thank your body for resting and rejuvenating itself so you can enjoy the day.

13. Every evening when you go to bed, tell your body how much you appreciate what it has allowed you to do throughout the day.

14. Find a method of exercise 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. Exercise for the Three F’s: Fun, Fitness, and Friendship.

15. Think back to a time in your life when you felt good about your body. Tell yourself you can feel like that again, even in this body at this age.

16. Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself--without mentioning your appearance. Add to it!

17. Put a sign on each of your mirrors saying, “I’m beautiful inside and out.”

18. Choose to find the beauty in the world and in yourself.

19. Start saying to yourself, “Life is too short to waste my time hating my body this way.”

20. Eat when you are hungry. Rest when you are tired. Surround yourself with people that remind you of your inner strength and beauty.

Watching: Fast and Furious 5.

Reading:  “Hope, Help & Healing for eating disorders" by Gregory L Jantz and Ann McMurray and " Handle with Care" by Jodi Picoult

Listening to: the quiet inner voice within me

Planning for: a potential job interview in a few weeks, our holiday trip to America and the completion of my latest assignment for my psychology course.

Looking forward to: a few days off work, some shopping and hopefully some steps in the right direction.

Eating: chicken, chicken and wait for it.......more chicken.

Drinking: water, water and more water.........see a pattern forming here?