Body Image

"If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. They can have a powerful influence for good when they're on the positive side, and they can and do make you physically ill when they're on the negative side." - Peace Pilgrim

Did you know:

• 75 percent of women are dissatisfied with their appearance; 89 percent say they want to lose weight
• Young girls are more afraid of becoming fat than they are of nuclear war, cancer or losing their parents
• Girls are more prone to developing eating and self-image problems than developing drug or alcohol problems. Yet there are drug and alcohol programs in almost every school but very few eating disorder programs
• The average North American woman is 5'4", weighs 140 pounds and wears a size 14 dress? Yet the "ideal" woman portrayed by models and movie stars is 5'7", weighs 100 pounds and wears a size 8.

Although many people that attend bootcamp have goals to lose weight or tone up - you still must love your body for what it is TODAY! If you feel that you need to lose weight to be happy with yourself - than you need to change your attitude! That day will never come! It will never be enough! You will be caught in a vicious cycle of negativity that will never end.

Instead, love your body for what it is today! Make healthier lifestyle changes because you deserve it - not because you are unhappy. This attitude will allow you to achieve your goals. If you have a hatred to your body you will never achieve your goals. I strongly encourage you to to love your body and take control of your happiness!