{"id":2648,"date":"2011-08-04T19:31:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T23:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2011-08-04T19:31:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T23:31:19","slug":"body-image-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/08\/body-image-accurate.html","title":{"rendered":"Body Image &#8211; Accurate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our body image (a.k.a. body esteem) is the picture we have of our physical body.\u00a0 It is an inner view of our outer self.\u00a0\u00a0 It is formed by our awareness, imagination and emotions.\u00a0 It is ever-shifting.\u00a0 It changes depending upon what we&#8217;ve eaten (cookie vs. orange), seeing the scales of injustice move (up or down).<\/p>\n<p>It can also shift depending on our mood, the environment, the who, what and where of the day. In other words, how we feel about ourselves and our bodies is psychological in nature.<\/p>\n<p>Our body image is NOT based on fact.\u00a0 It is learned.<\/p>\n<p>Body image primarily comes to us from the dictates of culture.\u00a0 Our images of beauty have been manipulated by advertisers and the media.\u00a0 And then, in turn, from our family and peers. (If being round and cherubic were in vogue, our mothers wouldn&#8217;t have ragged on us! Mine anyway.)<\/p>\n<p>Body-esteem is linked to self-esteem.\u00a0 Studies show that body image makes up about 25 percent of our self-esteem.\u00a0 If we are happy with our bodies, we are likely to move through the day with confidence and grace. If we are unhappy, our body language reflects this state.<\/p>\n<p>Studies also show that women who have a social support system in place, one that emphasizes the positive, develop healthier coping strategies and excel at problem-solving.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we know that our body-esteem is totally subjective, not based on fact, and we are in this together (our own social support system), let&#8217;s create an expansive view of ourselves; one that gives us permission to feel positively about many facets of our lives, including our bodies.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Janice<br \/>\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/my_videos?feature=mhum\">Janice Taylor\u2019s KICK in the TUSH Club videos<\/a>!<br \/>\nSubscribe and Receive \u2013 as they are HOT off the REEL!<\/em><br \/>\n____________________________________________<br \/>\nFor the best in wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\njoin the <em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ourladyofweightloss\">@OurLady<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ourladyofweightloss\">Facebook.com\/OurLadyofWeightLoss<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our body image (a.k.a. body esteem) is the picture we have of our physical body.\u00a0 It is an inner view of our outer self.\u00a0\u00a0 It is formed by our awareness, imagination and emotions.\u00a0 It is ever-shifting.\u00a0 It changes depending upon what we&#8217;ve eaten (cookie vs. orange), seeing the scales of injustice move (up or down).&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,177,70,82,213,3,737,1207,2100,369],"tags":[2503,414,3833,671,3826,3834,3825,319,163],"class_list":["post-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emotional-eating","category-healthy-living","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-mental-health","category-motivation","category-self-confidence","category-spiritual-weight-loss-2","category-weight-loss-success-coach","category-weight-loss-tips-2","tag-body-esteem","tag-body-image","tag-healthy-living","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-janice-taylor","tag-mental-health","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-self-esteem","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Body Image - Accurate? 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