5. Spring clean your closet. So maybe it’s not spring, do it regardless! Go through your closet and get rid of everything that no longer fits. Don’t lament when you could fit into that dress or those pair of pants. Work towards body image success by acknowledging the size and shape of your body, now, today. Yesterday is over with. Accept this simple fact of life and move on.

6. Perfect body equals perfect life? Sorry, but no. Would your life be perfect if your body was? If you lost ten, fifteen or twenty pounds would you really have it all? Blaming your body as the source of all your problems is unrealistic and detrimental to your mental and physical well being. Do something to take the focus off your body. Call a friend, go for a walk or drive, rent a movie, soak in the tub, read a book, get a massage, go work in the garden or better yet, lend a hand to others less fortunate by volunteering your time to a good cause.

 7. Celebrate your body. This is probably the toughest of them all. Now it’s time to celebrate what you do have, not berate yourself for what you don’t have. So your body’s not perfect. Whose is? But consider this- your tears express joy and sadness; your arms comfort others in times of need; your hands clap in appreciation of others and hold on tight when it is called for; your legs and feet get you where you need to go; your eyes see your world; your ears hear your world and your heart beats unceasingly and with no prompting from you. So maybe your tummy is flabbier than you’d like it to be or your thighs have you wanting to run for cover. Or maybe you wish you were taller or you think your nose or ears are too big. Cast these thoughts aside and rejoice in what your body does for not, not what’s it’s lacking. It’s time to accentuate the positive through celebration! Go for it!