Transcript Presentation For Young Women

Presentation On Healthy Body Imagery
ISAA Teaches Self-Esteem, Healthy Body
Imagery and Fitness For People of All
Shapes and Body Types
This presentation and its contents are © Copyright 2002 ISAA
The International Size Acceptance
Association (ISAA) is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to promote
size acceptance and to help end size
discrimination throughout the world by means
of advocacy and visible, lawful actions.
 ISAA also educates about how to be healthy
and encourages fitness for all sizes. ISAA has
been very helpful in teaching people how to
come to terms with self esteem and their own
bodies.
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The Trends of Thinness
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At least 25% of American
women have eating
disorders as a result of
the beauty myths that the
fashion industry is forcing
on the world. The
average fashion model is
20% slimmer than is
healthy.
Eating Disorders
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Thousands of young women
die from anorexia and bulimia
each year. ISAA has been
working with the Eating
Disorders Awareness
Community to help educate
the public about healthy body
imagery and how the images
shown on television, movies
and magazines are not
healthy.
Celebrities Who Have Had
Eating Disorders
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Mariah Carey – U.S. singer/actress
Christina Ricci – U.S. actress
Richard Simmons – U.S. Diet Guru
Paula Abdul – U.S. singer
Geri Halliwell - Spice Girls (U.K.)
Elton John – U.S. singer/musician
Princess Diana - Princess of Wales
Celine Dion – Canadian singer
Jane Fonda – U.S. actress
Joan Rivers – U.S. talk show host
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Source: http://www.eating-disorder.org/celebrities.html
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Mariah Carey
What Does ISAA Do?
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ISAA’s goal is to inform the public, especially
young women, how to improve self-esteem,
health and attain fitness.
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ISAA also hopes to educate the public about
the hazards of weight loss programs,
medications and surgery – which kill
hundreds of thousands of people worldwide
each year.
Eating Disorders
and Dieting
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The National Eating
Disorder Information Centre
(of Canada) states "The
number one stepping stone
to eating disorders (is)
Dieting.”
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70% of women and 35% of
men are dieting at any given
time
Source: http://www.nedic.ca
Facts About Dieting
And Weight
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Biology regulates weight
Biology defies dieting
95% of all diets fail, and not for lack of willpower
Most children live in a home where at least
one parent is dieting (Think about the impact)
Canadian children in grade three and four
say they'd rather lose a parent, get cancer, or
live through nuclear war than be fat.
Source: http://www.nedic.ca/
The Body’s “Famine Relief System”
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The body has a built-in 'famine relief system.'
This system works well to keep us alive during
short periods where food is not available. This
system causes the metabolism to slow down and
the body becomes better at storing fat.
If the same system is used to lose weight to “look
good” (e.g. – thin), there is quite a bit of evidence
that abusing the body this way takes its toll on
the general health and longevity of the dieter.
Because of the body’s slowed metabolism and
better fat storage, the weight comes back when
the dieting stops.
Weight Loss Surgery
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At least 1 in 100 people (1%) die from
weight loss surgery (WLS) – At least 450 in 2001
Approximately 40% or more suffer from negative side
effects (or 18,000 in 2001).
“The GBP (Gastric Bypass) causes weight loss by decreasing caloric
intake. This is accomplished by inducing anorexia, decreasing the
capacity of the stomach, restricting the rate of emptying of the pouch,
inducing a feeling of satiety even with minimal caloric intake, prohibiting
the intake of certain high osmolar foods (which cause the dumping
syndrome), and finally causing selective malabsorption of fat.”
– Dr. Matthias Fobi (in “Gastric Bypass Operation for Obesity”)
At least 10% of weight loss surgeries require follow-up operations,
increasing possibilities of side-effects or death (4500 in 2001).
Weight regains of up to 50% of are still considered “success”
Source: http://www.nih.gov
 Source: http://www.cstobesity.com/bypassop.html
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Fitness At Any Size
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The U.S. National Institutes
of Health (NIH) states
"Healthy, fit bodies come in
all sizes. Whatever your size
or shape, start exercising
now and keep moving for a
healthier life!"
Source:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/activeatanysize/active.html
20 Ways to Love Your Body!!
Think of your body as the vehicle to your dreams. Honor it. Respect it.
Fuel it.
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Your body is extraordinary--begin to respect and appreciate it.
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Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it
often.
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Become aware of what your body can do each day. Remember it is the
instrument of your life, not just an ornament.
4.
Create a list of people you admire: people who have contributed to your
life, your community, or the world. Consider whether their appearance
was important to their success and accomplishments.
5.
Walk with your head held high, supported by pride and confidence in
yourself as a person.
20 Ways to Love Your Body!! (Continued)
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Don’t let your weight or shape keep you from activities that you
enjoy.
7.
Wear comfortable clothes that you like and that feel good to
your body.
8.
Count your blessings, not your blemishes.
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Think about all the things you could accomplish with the time
and energy you currently spend worrying about your body and
appearance. Try one!
10.
Be your body’s friend and supporter, not its enemy.
20 Ways to Love Your Body!! (Continued)
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Consider this: your skin replaces itself once a month, your
stomach lining every five days, your liver every six weeks, and
your skeleton every three months.
12.
Every morning when you wake up, thank your body for resting
and rejuvenating itself so you can enjoy the day.
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Every evening when you go to bed, tell your body how much
you appreciate what it has allowed you to do throughout the
day.
14.
Find a method of exercise that you enjoy and do it regularly.
Don’t exercise to lose weight or to fight your body. Do it to
make your body healthy and strong and because it makes you
feel good.
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Think back to a time in your life when you felt good about your
body. Tell yourself you can feel like that again, even in this body
at this age.
20 Ways to Love Your Body!! (Continued)
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Keep a list of 10 positive things about yourself--without
mentioning your appearance. Add to it!
17.
Put a sign on each of your mirrors saying, “I’m beautiful inside
and out.”
18.
Choose to find the beauty in the world and in yourself.
19.
Start saying to yourself, “Life is too short to waste my time
hating my body this way.”
20.
Eat when you are hungry. Rest when you are tired. Surround
yourself with people that remind you of your inner strength and
beauty.
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Source: (U.S.) National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Can You Be Fit And Fat?
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ISAA firmly supports the idea
that one can be fit and fat at
the same time. A recent longterm study from the Cooper
Institute (involving 20,000 men)
showed that men who were fat
but fit lived much longer than thin
men who were unfit.
Concepts ISAA Supports
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Everyone can benefit from a
well-balanced assortment of foods
and mild to moderate exercise.
 People who have feel good about
themselves, whatever body type they
have, are more motivated and happy
 Being healthy is more important than
being thin, because you can be healthy
without being thin
International Size Acceptance Association
Contact: Allen Steadham, Director
WWW: http://www.size-acceptance.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (512) 371-4307
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 82126
Austin, Texas 78758
USA
This presentation and its contents are © Copyright 2002 ISAA