Building Your Body Confidence To Feel Your Best Self

Body confidence issues can be crippling. They can make you want to hide away, affecting relationships with friends, family and yourself. Self-esteem and body issues aren’t things that magically go away overnight, either – it takes time to work on your mindset and help you learn to love yourself.

So how can you build your body confidence? Take a look at the following advice and start being kinder to yourself.

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Focus on being healthy

It’s easy to get into the mindset of being on a diet and exercising heavily to lose weight. But this can put a lot of pressure on yourself, and lead to some unhealthy habits. Instead of constantly being in a cycle of dieting, focus on being healthy instead. There are small changes you can make to your lifestyle that will make you healthier, stronger and in time, more confident. You will notice changes to your health, including feeling less tired and having more energy, helping you feel better from the inside out.

Make decisions for you, not anyone else

Decisions about your appearance and body should be all your own. There may be things you want to do for yourself like cut your hair or wear an outfit because it appeals to you and you like it – so go for it! It’s your body and you should be able to make decisions about it that feel good for you.

There are some decisions that should be taken less lightly, like a breast reduction or a nose job, but provided you do your research, and you’re happy to proceed, it’s your decision to make for yourself. You know your own mind, and any decision you make should be for yourself.

Surround yourself with positive influences

They say comparison is the thief of joy, and that’s exactly what can happen when you compare yourself negatively to others. Instead of finding criticism in yourself, surround yourself with some positive influences instead. Seek out things that make you happy and smile – whether it’s a blogger, a song or a TV show that gives you those feel-good vibes.

Write down the things that make you smile and the next time you’re feeling down about yourself, read them back. Keep adding to the list and leave all of those negative influences behind. It’s time to start backing yourself and view yourself in a more positive light instead.

Compliment others, and yourself

Even when you’re in the worst of moods, it’s nice to pay someone else a compliment. A compliment can make someone’s day, but it can also give you a lift too. Being kind to others is free, and can be the first step in striking up a conversation and making a new connection. And while you’re handing out compliments, don’t forget to pay them to yourself. Try saying something kind to yourself each morning and develop a more positive vision of yourself.

Building confidence in yourself can take time, but a little work on your mindset and some positivity will go a long way to helping you become your best self.