20 Signs it May Be Time To Boost Your Body Image & Empower Your Eating

#1 You have books, charts, recipes, articles galore…and find that all this information actually isn’t helping you get the body that you want or feel better in the body you have.

#2 Your choices about food are dictated by the numbers on the scale rather than signals like hunger and appetite.

#3 You have dwindled the highly complex process of metabolism down to mere “calories in/Calories out.”

#4 You buy processed “health bars” yet fear eating an apple or banana due to its sugar content

#5 Even though you try to eat healthfully, you spend too much time thinking about food and/or your body.

#6 Getting dressed takes you twice as long as you’d like it to.

#7 Your body is changing and it is freaking you out.

#8 You are suspicious of your appetite.

#9 You have food rules. And they change.

#10 You feel stuck in your body.

#11 Finishing your serving of food is your barometer of being “done.”

#12 You are pretty certain a better body would make you feel happier.

#13 You manage to pick out at least one thing you don’t like about your body when you see your reflection.

#14 You compare your body to other women’s bodies. A lot.

#15 You are convinced that a little more willpower will get you the body of your dreams.

#16 You refuse to acknowledge the body shapes in your lineage.

#17 You have been trying to lose the last 5, 10, or 20 lbs for the last 5, 10, or 20 years.

#18 You were at a lower weight before and STILL was not happy with your body.

#19 You feel like a better person when you follow certain dietary “guidelines.”

#20 You want to be happy with your body now, but believe if your body were different you’d be happier

…#21 You are ready to call a “cease-fire” on the food and