Recipes

Healthy, whole food recipes that nourish your body and your tastebuds.

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with Olive Oil and Lemon Pepper
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Crispy Cheese Toasties

With a Sunny Side Up Egg
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Stuffed Pepper Soup

With Ground Turkey and Bells Papper
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Homemade Turkey Sausage
Breakfast Platter

With a Sunny Side Up Egg
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Rustic Italian Turkey Meatball
Marinara

With Whole Wheat Pastar
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Homemade Turkey Sausage

Seasoned With Sage, Rosemary,
and Thyme
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Mediterranean-Inspired Side
Salad

With a Simple Balsamic Dressing
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Grain Porridge

Made with Quinoa and Dates

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Journal Prompts for Boosting
Your Personal Body Image

Begin to Improve Your Body Image
Mindset

What is “body image work”?

Body image is generally defined as the way we perceive, think, and feel about our bodies (Grogan, 2006). Therefore, doing body image work means actively working toward modifying the way we view, think, or feel about our bodies. There is no one prescribed way to go about this work, but we know that positive health behaviors are more likely to occur for folks who have a more positive body image. Some people may want to work on a more realistic view of their body. Others may want to feel more positively or even feel neutrally about their body. However, regardless of what we are working on, I want us to move away from ever feeling like we have “arrived” at a positive (or negative) body image space. Our relationship with our bodies is going to shift based on many internal and external factors. However, finding ways to actively work on our body image means that we will have the tools to cope when we have our down days, weeks, or months (which we all have).

Creating intentions

Set a timer for ten minutes (or however long you have) and commit to writing the whole time about what you are working on when it comes to your body image. Don’t worry about whether it “sounds right,” if it sounds pretty, or anything else. Think of this as a brain dump where you write down whatever comes to mind. Feel free to write a bulleted list, type up your thoughts, or even audio record them on your phone. This is only for you and your own life; in theory, nobody will even see it unless you show it to them.

Today, I want you to journal about your goals for your personal body image. I am leaving this prompt open intentionally, as what this means and looks like will be different for all of us. However, I am offering several questions below that can help you in working through this process.