How can I stop being ashamed of my body?

Losing weight is a process of changing bad habits. One of the bad habits that most overweight people have is putting themselves down. It becomes so much of a habit that you don’t even realize that you are doing it. I know, I’ve been there. We spend so much time being told by the media that we are not worthy if we don’t wear a size 2 that we begin to believe it. Like any habit, bad self-esteem is hard one to break. I had someone challenge me to looking in the mirror once a day and finding one good quality about myself. Eventually I was able to look in that mirror and see what a wonderful and beautiful person I was no matter what I weighed.

Give it a try. Look in that mirror and tell yourself that you are beautiful. Find one thing a day that you like about yourself and celebrate that one thing in some small way. You like the way your hands look, get a manicure. You have good skin, go get some good smelling lotion. Bright and pretty eyes, get some new eyeliner. Little things like this can make you feel better in so many ways.