In the last few years, I’ve been working on improving my body image and learning just how many of us hate our bodies. I started reading a variety of books, checking out blogs regularly and interviewing experts.
Combined with these years, the time I spent in undergrad and grad school doing research, and the last few months of starting Weightless, I’ve received an invaluable crash course in body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, healthful eating and living and more. Below are some of the lessons that I’ve learned thus far:
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This is a great list – and I also would like to see what others might add to it. There are SO many myths out there! Maybe another one would be that bingeing helps you feel better? Or that starving does? (No, these aren’t only about body image, but connected…) There are also some good mind/body acceptance activities in “Leaving the Labyrinth: 25 Activities for Living Well After an Eating Disorder.” Take a look at http://web.me.com/susaneallen/Leaving_the_Labyrinth/Home.html
I like this blog!
Excellent post! This is a great list, and shows what we can all learn about a healthy body imaage! 
Leslie
4:14 pm on
February 16th, 2010I love this article!!! Made my day!
@ Thanks, Susan! I think many people get temporary relief from bingeing and starving, but in the long run, both activities lose any sort of comfort. And, of course, both are incredibly unhealthy, too.
@ Thank you, Dr. Shepphird, for stopping by and commenting!
@ Leslie, thank you so much for the positive feedback, which seriously just made my day! 
JB
8:14 am on
February 17th, 2010This is a great list. It never fails to surprise me just how many people don’t realise that hours of Photoshop work go into each image. When I tell them they look at me as if I have gone mad, but when I ask them how many people they’ve seen in real life who have absolutely no lines, pores or blemishes the penny begins to drop.
@ Thanks, JB! So glad you enjoyed it!
That’s a great point, too. Not only is it hours of hair and makeup, getting the most flattering shot, and then nit-picking over which photos to use, it’s also hours of Photoshop. It takes a long time for Photoshop professionals to airbrush these images. It’s really detailed work.
Every time we view these photos, we have to keep that in mind.
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