Body Confidence Updates
This is the page for all your BCP updates.
May 2020
It is still pretty much full on lockdown as I write this update.
What I have experienced - and this is echoed by other women who I have spoken to who have been through the BCP - is that lockdown has been a pretty taxing thing for body confidence. Partly because some of the types of activity we enjoyed have closed down, and partly because of the increased stress levels, among other factors. I myself was in such a tailspin at the start that exercises like She Looks Great went straight to the bottom of the priority pile. Without the gym 3 or 4 times a week, my clothes feel tighter.
Recently my stress load has eased off and I have been using this as an opportunity to rebuild my body confidence, even within the restrictions that still exist.
Below is a list of the strategies I have been using. I can tell you that they have started working - in less than a week I feel more accepting of my now heavier body.
#1 Buy some new clothes
#2 Increase activity
#3 Grounding Meditations
#4 Walking barefoot on the earth
What is Earthing? Here’s Why Going Barefoot Benefits Your Body
The Body Confidence Project So Far
How to get the most out of The BCP
Where are you now? Questionnaire
Date #2: Are you stone or plastic?
Date #3: She Looks Great! (Key Activity)
Date #5: Ideals & Effort (Key Activity)
Date #7: Relax, Cavebrain, Relax!
Date #8: Plan Your Date Night!
Date #9: Mirror Work (Key Activity)
Date #13: Gary & The Man Costume
Date #16: The Clothes Expedition
Date #17: Resilience, Not Safety (Quiz)
Date #18: Healthy Boundaries (Key Activity)
Date #20 Feel The Fear and Calm Cavebrain
Date #21: The Formula For Body Confidence (Key Activity)
Date #23: The Emperor's New Photoshoot
Date #26: The Virtue of Intolerance