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I've gone through the same thing. I got on weight watchers, lost thirty pounds in three months (with no exercise!) and I felt more beautiful and healthier than ever! Even if you are at a good weight for your height and size (which can be checked by any online BMI calculator), this "lifestyle change" is healthy and makes you feel FABULOUS.
Also, belly dancing does up your self esteem. I have my little shimmy skirt hanging right beside my bed in case i ever feel the need for a sexy workout ;) and in case you can't get to, find, or afford a class, there are free instructional videos on youtube :) So good luck, and remember "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL"

a thing we did at one of my treatment centers was to write "you're beautiful," "hello gorgeous!" and similar phrases on mirrors and on sticky notes all around the house. i'd also suggest putting it on things you'll carry around and see a lot. hope you (and i and everyone else) will eventually feel a little bit better!

find something youu likee about yourself - anything - and go out shopping. find one or two things that draw attention to that body part, and be proud of it. i'm quite ugly - or i think so anyway - so i wear tight belts around my waist to show off my skinniness (is that even a word? oh well . . .). its the same princible for being fat or short or whatever :¬)

i have had the same types of problems along with other mental conditions that i was hospitalized for a few years back. i weighed 92lbs when i went to the hospital and had actually gained 10lb the couple months before i got there. after medication i have gain a ton of weight(i now weigh 133lbs) and think that i am really getting fat. i know im not and actually at a healthy wieght now but it helps that my significant other reminds me every day that im beautiful and healthy. he even has a pic of me that he keeps of when i was that small and shows it to me when i feel that way. it does help.

The truth is no one is every satisfied with how they look. I went through a time where I started to develop an eating disorder and it stemmed from a guy telling me I wasn't as hot as the rest of the women in LA. One is a shi@t and we are no longer even friends and two I was not fat but definitely came across as unattractive because I felt that way about myself. It took me a long time to be happy with the way I look but a huge part of my becoming comfortable in my own skin came from making changes in other parts of my life. Work, friends, relationships had made me very unhappy and it wasn't until I started to make changed there did I feel good about how I looked on the outside. So maybe start there...take a look at the other things in your life that have nothing to do with how you look and see if you like them. And if you don't maybe slowly figure out what would make you happy and begin to make some changes. It's not easy but you can do it. This could help you start to see yourself as beautiful on the outside and on the inside. Also I had help with making these changes. I sought out a therapist who was fantastic. I'm a person who cannot always talk about such things with my family and friends and having her there really helped me. Good luck and always believe in yourself!

Something that works for me is Yoga... I hate running and usually im too lazy to go to the gym. Yoga is great stress relief, it makes me feel good and keep in good shape. Having other people and teachers n class I find encouraging, and its not competitive. Try it out :)
After doing yoga on a regular basis, your body can automatically crave a healthy diet.

exactly :)
i especially like the last part, about talking to someone + them reminding you how beautiful you are. I think everyone needs a little more of that in their life.
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I have to say that I go back and forth in the body confidence department. Things that always perk me up about my body and health are hitting the gym. Also eating healthy works too. You won't feel guilty about eating a salad! You just have to remember to splurge every now and then because we all deserve a treat here and there! I know it sounds like an old school answer but it ALWAYS works for me. And if you feel like you need to talk to someone every now and again there is nothing wrong with that. It takes a strong person to seek therapy I think. The week person denies that there is a problem at all. Please don't think this is coming from someone who has run marathons their whole life either and who has no idea what it's like to dislike their body. I have been that overweight, unhealthy, unhappy woman and it sucked! So everything I wrote was and is things I do to keep my self healthy and confident. Not that there aren't days when I refuse to look in the mirror.

Thank You. :]
I've had so problems during the past and even though my family and friends have been amazing, I still felt lonley. Until I gave my life to the Lord. The first week was difficult, the Devil was trying to get me back to my old self but since I've stayed strong with God, my life is finally looking up.

(Oh, and I'm going to do the card thing, just in case I start to go back into my old ways)
God Bless.
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Thank You. :]
I've had so problems during the past and even though my family and friends have been amazing, I still felt lonley. Until I gave my life to the Lord. The first week was difficult, the Devil was trying to get me back to my old self but since I've stayed strong with God, my life is finally looking up.

(Oh, and I'm going to do the card thing, just in case I start to go back into my old ways)
God Bless.
x