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  • But judging by the massively positive response to images such as "The Woman on Page 194" in Glamour magazine, seeing images of women that resemble our own, real physiques makes us feel encouraged and body-positive.

    Leslie Goldman: The Skinny Model Diet Leslie Goldman 2011

  • But judging by the massively positive response to images such as "The Woman on Page 194" in Glamour magazine, seeing images of women that resemble our own, real physiques makes us feel encouraged and body-positive.

    Leslie Goldman: The Skinny Model Diet Leslie Goldman 2011

  • But judging by the massively positive response to images such as "The Woman on Page 194" in Glamour magazine, seeing images of women that resemble our own, real physiques makes us feel encouraged and body-positive.

    Leslie Goldman: The Skinny Model Diet Leslie Goldman 2011

  • Every night before you go to bed, close your eyes and picture yourself engaging in body-positive behaviors the next day.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • After the first week, you might only be at 10 percent, but by continually engaging in body-positive behaviors, you will gradually move up to 60 percent and 80 percent, which means you are getting closer to accepting your body and taking care of yourself.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • We've also got a page devoted to other body-positive projects.

    Harriet Brown: A Different Kind of Independence Day 2010

  • We've also got a page devoted to other body-positive projects.

    Harriet Brown: A Different Kind of Independence Day 2010

  • After the first week, you might only be at 10 percent, but by continually engaging in body-positive behaviors, you will gradually move up to 60 percent and 80 percent, which means you are getting closer to accepting your body and taking care of yourself.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • And could depression be playing a role in your struggle to consistently eat healthfully or robbing you of energy to exercise and engage in other body-positive behaviors?

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • Every time you catch yourself saying or thinking things like: I will never be fit, I will never be attractive, I will never be sexy again, I can never stop overeating, and so forth, replace them with body-positive mantras such as: I can be attractive; I can be fit; people do overcome overeating, and I am going to be one of them.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

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