Starving for a Fantasy

March 25, 2015 Casey Bonano

The price you pay for beauty could be higher than you think. What are we teaching our youth about society's messages about body, weight, and size. #dallasnutritionalcounseling

Creating Positive Body Image in Your Home

March 5, 2015 Casey Bonano

10 tips for creating positive body image in your home. #dallasnutritionalcounseling

Selling Perfection: The Deadly Dangers of Photo Retouching

March 4, 2015 Casey Bonano

Retouched images - more harm than good?

Say no to the thigh gap

January 23, 2015 Casey Bonano

Why the strive for thinness is unrealistic. #dallasnutritionalcounseling

Teenagers With Poor Body Image Are More Likely To Become Obese

January 23, 2015 Casey Bonano

Distorted body image is not only destructive emotionally...it could affect you weight later in life.

A Weighty New Year's Resolution

January 13, 2015 Casey Bonano

New Year's resolutions are a hot topic every January. This article takes you through a summary of the rise of a $60.5 billion dollar industry that we have all fell victim to and refocusing our New Year's resolutions to overall health.

Anorexia and Amenorrhea: What are the Consequences?

January 13, 2015 Casey Bonano

Eating Disorder Hope always has great articles informing the community about eating disorders. This article provides information about the consequences of Anorexia and how the disease takes a toll on your body physically.

Body Image Struggles

September 5, 2014 Casey Bonano

Body image is a tricky thing that affects a variety of individuals, including those diagnosed and not diagnosed with an eating disorder. We are in the generation of internet and media bombardment, so it can be difficult to convey appropriate messages about realistic body expectations. The best way to teach positive body image in your home is by modeling healthy body image. What does this mean?

1. Do allow discussions about weight, dieting, and body types.

2. Resist commenting about your own body or others body (even comments you might think are compliments)

3. Avoid labeling food as good or bad

4. Battle social norms of beauty

A couple things that I try to tell my clients about body image:

1. When you think about the people you love most in your life is it because of their body or what is going on inside?

2. If everyone had the same body that would be very boring.

3. You can try your entire life to change your body and spend effort hating your body or you can choose to accept your body.

4. This body is the only body you have and its the only one you are going to get.

5. The body is just a vehicle that is carrying all your awesomeness inside.

These statements are obviously not cure all, but they are definitely a good starting point for conversations about realistic body expectations.

Eating Disorder Hope published an article about “Spring Break” When Poor Body Image Gets You Down.