...Stop Hating Their Bodies Book: Quotes & Thoughts

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I just got this book last week. I. SERIOUSLY. LOVE. THIS. BOOK. I had a couple

ideas/quotes tumbling around in my head that I'd like to put out there.

(Expression leads to impression.)

Regarding negative body bashing & self-talk:

- Take care of yourself, don't clobber yourself. Treat yourself with kindness.

- Body bashing is ABUSIVE! Apologize to yourself. Would you dare say these

things to anyone else?

- Motivation for lasting improvement cannot come from self-contempt.

- Who says? ...thighs are only supposed to be slender; ...only a flat stomach is

a nice stomach; etc.

You know the Golden Rule about treat others as you would like to be treated.

Well, in the matter of abusive self-talk, we need flip it: to treat ourselves as

we treat others. We wouldn't dare rip into them like we do ourselves! We know

how much it would hurt them. Well, WE ARE HURTING OURSELVES. Hence the

depression, etc. How would you feel if someone in your close circle said these

things to you? Hurt & depressed, naturally. And also, naturally, you feel the

same way when you say it to yourself.

When you have a negative thought against yourself, stop and apologize and

challenge the thought with a defiant " Who says? " Don't participate in society's

current narrow definition of beauty.