WELCOME
TO MODULE 1

Welcome to Module 1! In this module we will focus on normal eating, strategies and provide you with information on disordered eating that we hope will help you in your journey.

Learn to be body positive

Manage expectations

Learn self-worth

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Brought to you by

East London
NHS Foundation
Trust

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/

- East London
NHS Foundation
Trust

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/

Body Image and Normal Eating Introdution

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Body image is not a “vanity thing”

How we think of our bodies inside our minds

What is Body Image?

Changing your body does not necessarily
change your body image!

Body image is the way we think and feel about the way our body looks and functions, and the way we behave and treat our bodies. Its about how we evaluate our appearance, and how we relate to our bodies more broadly.

We can’t always see the extent of somebody’s body image struggles. It can be linked to so many aspects of oneself, as the body image iceberg shows!

Warm up!
Guess the celebrity!

Can you guess the celebrities in the image? Enter your answers
below!

Beyonce

The Rock

Serena Williams

Kim Kardashian

Taylor Swift

Michael McIntyre

Answers

Positive Body Image vs Poor Body Image

Celebrating your appearance and ≠ associate appearance and value as person
Accepting your body regardless of whether it meets societal beauty standards
Feeling connected to your body and being able to listen to it more
Feelings of gratitude towards your body
Does not mean being vain/showing off. Vain = happy if meeting ideals of beauty

Dissatisfied with appearance
Being obsessive and preoccupied with your appearance
Worrying about how you look and are perceived
Low self-esteem

Here are some descriptions of positive body
image that other young people gave

Being happy with how your
body actually is

Not letting your appearance rule your life

Recognising that who you are as a person is more important than how you look

Believing how healthy your body is to be more important than how it looks

Feeling comfortable with your body

Realising that the perfect body does not exist

Accepting your body for how it is

Pretty is Alive – Nikita Gill

What if I told you the word pretty is a skin deep, 6 letter prison they put you in.

They say if you lost some weight you’d be so pretty .

If your skin was clearer, you’d be so pretty.

But what they really mean is, if only you looked like our mass produced ideal, you’d be so pretty.

Let me tell you a secret, they do not want you to know.

Nothing about you is pretty, nor will it ever be so. You see pretty is too small, and simple a word to capture the exquisitely complex human phenomenon that you are.

Every atom of you was plucked between the quiet between supernovas and stars. A carefully chosen palette of your skin, your eyes, your muscles and bones from sunsets and skies.

Body image is too complex...

Body image is too complex to be ‘solved’ simply by
‘being positive.’

If you’re struggling...

If you’re struggling, encouraging yourself to “just be positive” may minimize and invalidate your own emotional experience.

Body image runs on a continuum...

Body image runs on a continuum and can change depending on the time & situation.

Because body image is influenced by so many
factors...

Because body image is influenced by so many
factors, it won’t change just because your body does.

It’s important to remind yourself...

It’s important to remind yourself of this so that you can recognise that changing your body is not the solution to distress around body image.

Positive body image is accepting...

Positive body image is accepting your body regardless of whether you do.

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.
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Simone Biles

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.
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Simone Biles

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.
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Simone Biles

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.

1. Remind yourself to see your body as an instrument, not an ornament.

2. Consider a media cleanse. Choose to reject objectifying posts, unhelpful accounts & toxic conversations.

3. Take responsibility for your own thoughts and actions.

4. Join forces with friends & family to see more and be more!

Good accounts to follow

@thewellness
@danaemercer
@antidietriotclub
@bodyimage_therapist
@laurathomasphd
@bodyposipanda
@pixienutrition
@drcolleenreichmann
@thebodylovesociety
@beauty_redefined
@sidebysidenutrition
@chessiekingg
@thedietboycott
@nudenutritionrd
@tallyrye
@foodandfearless

You’re Empowering

I like your voice

You’re strong

I think your ideas/beliefs matter

I’m so happy you exist

You’re a very warm hearted person

It’s nice seeing such kindness

You’re very down to earth

You have a beautiful soul

You inspire me to become a better person

You’re intelligent

Your confidence is refreshing

You’re great at being creative

You’re so talented at ___

You have great taste in

I wish more people were like you

Compliment yourself on your strengths!

Write down 2 compliments to yourself,
other than your appearance

Think about your qualities (caring, kind, loving, honest), your
ambitions, what your friends or family might say about you

Choosing to highlight traits unrelated to appearance
helps to reinforce the idea that self-worth is based on
so much more than appearance.

Where does negative body image come from?

From a young age, it is imprinted into us to look a certain way

Media, advertising, corporate enterprises

How are body image problems caused and maintained?

Why do we have such a problem with body image?

Question the root of society’s body image issues and challenge unrealistic beauty standards…

Bad body image develops over time. It’s not something we begin life with.

Consider:

When does body image begin to worsen? What affects how we feel about it? What may have impacted your body image?

Identifying these things allows us to think about best next steps to work towards positive body image.

What factors influence our body image?

From a very young age, young children know what perfect, ideal
body is – imprinted to look a certain weight.

A

Constantly striving to be a certain look

B

Use of social media

C

Fat Talk

D

Constantly striving to be a certain look

If you could change 1 thingabout your body, what would it be?

You’re more beautiful than you think

What do you think about the videos? and what do you think the message is?

Reflections

What is one thing that you have learned today or that
you will take away with you?

Body Image and Normal Eating

Introduction to Body Image

Brought to you by

- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

- East London NHS Foundation Trust

Body Image and Normal Eating Introdution

Body image is not a “vanity thing”

What is Body Image?

Changing your body does not necessarily change your body image!

We can’t always see the extent of somebody’s body image struggles. It can be linked to so many aspects of oneself, as the body image iceberg shows!

Warm up! Guess the celebrity!

What is Body image?

Why did you select this option?

What is the average woman’s dress size in the UK?

Why did you select this option?

The body type portrayed in advertising as the ideal is possessed naturally by less than _% of females.

Why did you select this option?

What percentage of teenage girls are NOT happy with their body?

Why did you select this option?

What percentage of teenage boys are unhappy about their body?

Why did you select this option?

When following appearance-based accounts, and comparing yourself to those accounts, how many minutes on Instagram per day can make people feel worse about their bodies and impact self-esteem?

Why did you select this option?

We've heard of various fad diets, that are offered as quick ways to lose weight... but how often do they fail? Between _ and _ percent of the time!

Why did you select this option?

Quiz result:

Positive Body Image vs Poor Body Image

Here are some descriptions of positive body image that other young people gave

Pretty is Alive – Nikita Gill

Body image is too complex...

Body image is too complex to be ‘solved’ simply by ‘being positive.’

If you’re struggling...

Body image runs on a continuum...

Because body image is influenced by so many factors...

It’s important to remind yourself...

Positive body image is accepting...

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin. |

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin. |

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin. |

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.

1. Remind yourself to see your body as an instrument, not an ornament.

2. Consider a media cleanse. Choose to reject objectifying posts, unhelpful accounts & toxic conversations.

3. Take responsibility for your own thoughts and actions.

4. Join forces with friends & family to see more and be more!

Good accounts to follow

You’re Empowering

I like your voice

You’re strong

I think your ideas/beliefs matter

I’m so happy you exist

You’re a very warm hearted person

It’s nice seeing such kindness

You’re very down to earth

You have a beautiful soul

You inspire me to become a better person

You’re intelligent

Your confidence is refreshing

You’re great at being creative

You’re so talented at ___

You have great taste in

I wish more people were like you

Compliment yourself on your strengths!

Write down 2 compliments to yourself, other than your appearance

Choosing to highlight traits unrelated to appearance helps to reinforce the idea that self-worth is based on so much more than appearance.

Question the root of society’s body image issues and challenge unrealistic beauty standards…

Consider:

Identifying these things allows us to think about best next steps to work towards positive body image.

What factors influence our body image?

A Constantly striving to be a certain look

B Use of social media

C Fat Talk

D Constantly striving to be a certain look

Reflections

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Recently Added FAQ’s

- East London
NHS Foundation
Trust

Changing your body does not necessarily
change your body image!

Warm up!
Guess the celebrity!

Here are some descriptions of positive body
image that other young people gave

Body image is too complex to be ‘solved’ simply by
‘being positive.’

Because body image is influenced by so many
factors...

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.
|

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.
|

You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.
|

Write down 2 compliments to yourself,
other than your appearance

Choosing to highlight traits unrelated to appearance
helps to reinforce the idea that self-worth is based on
so much more than appearance.

A

Constantly striving to be a certain look

B

Use of social media

C

Fat Talk

D

Constantly striving to be a certain look