Healthy Body Image: What is Body Image?

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A Quiz: How Does Your Body Image Affect You?

	Yes	No
Does the number on the scale determine how good you feel about yourself?
Do you think you would be happier if you just lost 5... 10... 20 pounds or more?
Do you think being thin or muscular is just a matter of willpower?
Do you think the images in the media are within reach for everyone?
Do you skip meals to lose weight?
Do you feel guilty after eating a full meal?

If you answered Yes to some or all of these questions, you're not alone... over 85% of teen girls and women worry a lot about how they look.
Guys are affected too by all the hype about being lean and muscular. What's going on?

In today's world, if you have a certain look, you're more likely to be considered popular and successful. The pressure around appearance and weight is intense.
Healthy body image means feeling "at home" in your body - it's part of who you are. It also means you know how to take care of yourself. You feel energetic and can do the things you want to do. It means resisting pressure to strive for the "perfect" body by finding more meaningful and lasting ways to feel good about yourself. Like what???
Read on... because you're so much more than a body!