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Teen Weight Lossand Self EsteemUnderstanding Your Self Esteem and Teen Weight Loss
All people who are overweight experience some level of low self esteem. This is because as a society we place too much emphasis on weight. Without going overboard on clichés, beauty is on the inside and not the outside. Even though I do believe this, I too am trying to once again lose weight. The difference with me is now I am trying to lose weight for me and not because someone thinks I am overweight. I want to better myself not only mentally but physically. This change in attitude is what I know will make me achieve my goals and keep my weight at a level I am comfortable with. I find that as I go through life I am generally harder on myself than anyone around me. You may be the same way, my guess is that just about everyone finds something about themselves they don’t like. I was lucky in two ways; 1) I did not have to worry about teen weight loss and 2), I had wonderful parents. Early on they taught me to find the positive in just about everything, including finding the good in me. One of the clichés my mom used but is very true is “no one can love you fully until you learn to love yourself”. Although this is a common cliché, it is one I use to this day. Growing up I never had to worry about teen weight loss. I was not skinny by any means, but definitely not overweight. So I cannot pretend to understand the difficulties of teen weight loss or how an overweight teen feels, but I do understand how a person feels when someone does not like you for what seems like really petty things. There will always be someone who does not like you for whatever reason. This is true for adults as well. What I have come to learn and understand over the years is that it is generally something about you that this person sees in themselves that they don’t like. So instead of dealing with what they don’t like about themselves, they take it out on those that remind them of what they don’t like about who he or she is. I’m getting a bit off track, but my point being, you will never be liked 100% by everyone you meet. It’s just the way of the world. My advice is, don’t worry about the others, but first focus on yourself. Going back to my mother’s saying; learn to love yourself first before others can truly love you. Taking back your Self Esteem Taking back your self esteem is something we all have the power to do. Although when your self esteem is low, words like these don’t seem possible or is something that you just don’t want to hear. But learning to have a positive attitude will go along way to help you achieve your weight loss goals. If you have a low self esteem due to being overweight, I want you to ask yourself if your weight is the only thing that defines who you are. My guess is the answer is no. There is a lot more to you as a person than your weight.  Begin to focus on what you do like about yourself. For instance, are you good at a particular subject in school, or maybe you are a straight A student. Are you kind to animals or have a great sense of humor? Are you easy to talk to and give good advice to your friends? Perhaps you are always the top scorer on the video games. It does not matter how small you may think these accomplishments are it means that there is more to you than your weight. Start to focus on what you do like about yourself. It can be anything you know you like about yourself, even something with your physical appearance. Perhaps you have great eyes or a perfect smile. Work on building your self esteem by focusing on these positive things you like about yourself or what others have said they like about you. Once you begin to have a more positive outlook on life and yourself, it will be easier to then start focusing on your weight loss. Again, don’t let your weight issues consume all your thoughts. Always keep positive thoughts along your weight loss journey. As you begin to lose the weight, reward yourself. Don’t use food as a reward but instead think of alternatives such as new clothing or a night out with your friends to the movies. To sum up my point, there is good in just about everyone and if they take the time to find this good in themselves, they can raise their self esteem. So, if you are an overweight teen that has been solely focused on their teen weight loss, take some time to evaluate all aspects of who you are. Find the good in yourself and celebrate this good and build upon that. I’m not saying that you should not focus on losing weight, because losing weight could bring you great health benefits and help raise your self esteem even more. What I am saying is that your weight is not the only thing that defines who you are. To wrap this up, I just want to say that I am not an expert in self image or a psychologist, but am just providing some helpful tips to help build your self esteem. If you are extremely depressed or have an extreme low self esteem, talk to your parents, a friend or your family doctor. Back to Teen Weight Loss Additional articles Emotional Eating Do you crave chocolate when you feel depressed or angry? You could be the victim of emotional eating. Weight Loss Motivation Use the weight loss motivation tips to get you losing today. Exercise
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