BIG news

Fed Up Girl as you know it has changed formats.  In fact my dream of creating a Non-Profit to help Children with Body Image, Self esteem and Balanced Living is here!

 

I will be deleting this blog soon- please check out our new site:

www.fedupgirl.org

Stop hating yourself

Seriously girls. How much time do you focus on hating some part of your body or yourself for eating something “bad”? How often do you criticize or judge others (yes quietly in your head counts)? Do you sit down and watch television only to find flaws in the actors?

It is time to STOP the hate. Everything is energy and if we surround ourself with positive energy, then life will be positive. But all this negative hater-aid. No way! It just sets it up so everyone is uncomfortable and swimming in a pool of hate your body and diet day.

So next time you notice your “gut”, just think who cares? Come on trust me- try it!

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

What bugs you more?

The diet and body articles in magazines or the real life people you share your life with who “look better” than you?

Well one leads to the other.  Media and the cultural obsession with body image, diets and physical beauty makes us all harder on each other.  And harder on ourselves.

So next time you see something in the media about flat abs, a celebrity diet plan or a beauty article stop and think.  Think about yourself and how hard you can be on yourself and others.  If you don’t pay attention to the media then you won’t bring it to your own dinner table.  And you will be more appreciative of your friends and yourself just as you are.

Beauty from within, but more importantly individual beauty is better for ALL of us.

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

The best gift we can give our girls

reach higher

Is to learn to love ourselves.  I have had so many conversations with lovely, smarty, accomplished women lately who admit they are not sure how to like their bodies just as they are.  This makes a lot of sense.  So much of what I see out there to help young girls seems so simple, yet why doesn’t it work?  I think it may be because we as women and as a society haven’t figured it out ourselves.

So I propose a women’s social movement to help learn about body image and once and for all figure this out.  I mean yes we all wish we looked like someone else, but isn’t about time we learned to want to learn like ourselves.  And then enjoy ourselves and food and life?

I challenge you to start loving your body and learn more about what your body image is and making it better!  This is the best gift we can give our girls.

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

Starting our Girls Board

looking for a few GREAT girls!

We are now actively interviewing for Girls age 9 to 15 to be part of our Girls Advisory Board.  This board will have their bio up on our website and participate VERY actively in our community in molding and shaping the direction of our company.

If you are interested please send us an email stating why you would be a great asset to our Girls Board to:  info@fedupgirl.com.

Have a lovely Saturday!

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

Treat Yourself Like a Princess

I work with a lot of women who have a hard time treating themselves well.  I believe this is something that stems from childhood and it is my number one goal in life to help young girls learn they are SO WORTH it.  What do I mean by “Treat Yourself Like a Princess”?

I mean enjoying every single moment of your life as much as possible.  Having the softest blankets, the nicest tv, the most nuturing friends, enjoying whatever you want at Starbucks and being surrounded by love.  Take care of yourself.  Get your nails and hair done.  Take long baths, relax with a movie and light expensive candles.

Certainly some of this sounds materialistic, but you can treat yourself like a Princess with any budget of course.  Luxury is a state of mind.  I personally get a lot of joy out of the luxury of just walking my dogs in the marina and getting to look at all the gorgeous boats.  That to me is a treat.

What can we do to give ourselves permission to be fabulous and treat ourselves better?

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

I am Fed Up With….

I am fed up with diets.

I am fed up with magazines that encourage women to be stick thin.

I am fed up with depriving myself of the foods I love.

I am fed up with numbers and scales.

I am fed with comparing myself to others.

I am fed up with body talk.

I am fed up with counting calories and cutting out carbs.

I am fed up with picking myself apart in front of the mirror.

I am fed up with secret late night binges.

I am fed up with rules about dieting.

I am fed up with black and white thinking.

I am fed up with being fed up.

WHAT ARE YOU FED UP WITH?

A Social Movement to Help The Next Generation

I was working with Melany earlier this week on an event we are putting together for this Fall. We recently secured a Special Guest, which is very exciting and made us both so thrilled to have more people jumping on board to help the next generation of girls. That lead us to an important revelation.

We are creating a Social Movement to help the Girls of our next generation grow up with the tools and thoughts we didn’t have at that time. We are becoming the change we want to see in the world.

And I am so thrilled to give our little girls and our entire society a positive change.

Kind of empowering right?

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

Five Ways to Love Your Body

Fed Up Girl was created by two girls who are “fed up” with society’s obsession with weight loss, diets, exercise, celebrity images, supermodels and more.   We believe it is up to the girls of our “new generation” to stand up and make a positive change.  The most important step in having a positive body image is to love your body just the way it is.  And here are five tips to do just that:

1. Figure out what body type you are.  There are several common body types.  While yours may not be exactly one of the five possible, it is close to one.  So do some research on body types.  You can simply jump on the internet and do a quick search.  Answering a few questions and looking at some examples should help you determine which type you probably are.  Now, girls are growing, so many of you don’t know quite yet which type you will be!  Don’t worry just guesstimate the body you are closest to and you can change this identification as your body grows.  Knowing your body type is a big first step in loving your body because it helps you to  stop comparing yourself to others, which leads us to step two.
2. Stop comparing your body to other people’s bodies.  This means everyone from your best friend to your mother to that ad you just saw in Teen Vogue.  Why stop comparing?  Everyone is different.  We know you have heard it before, but it is true!  The easiest way to understand this is when it comes to fashion.  Trends are cool and there are so many different fashions, but not everyone looks great in every fashion or trend.  Why?  Well there are a ton of factors but mainly it is your body type.  I am actually very petite with a short waist, so only I know I look silly in super long tops, even though they are totally in style.  They just aren’t for me.  So take a stand for yourself and figure out what looks good on your body and only wear that.  Do not wear the latest trend if it doesn’t look amazing on you.  Looking great and feeling great are highly correlated.
3. Dress and groom yourself like a Princess.  I don’t mean like Cinderella, but figuratively speaking you should always dress to impress.  Impress yourself!  When you have neatly combed hair, ironed clothes and nice accessories you feel better and act better.  So in order to be the rock star you are, take the time to groom yourself nicely, wear nail polish (if you are allowed to) and dress yourself in clothes you like and enjoy.  You will love your body and show yourself you love your body by taking good care of it.
4. But what about your actual weight or diet?  Clearly our society is very focused on diets and the perfect body.  Some adults you know may be dieting, some may have suggested you lose weight or said other things like that.  Does that mean you are fat?  Do you need to diet?  What if you gain weight then what happens?  Well, loving your body means taking good care of it.  You want to not only look nice (with nice grooming, flattering clothes, etc.) but you want to feel nice.  So next time an adult tells you what to eat, pay a little bit of attention- try to notice how your body feels.  Honestly a bunch of candy usually leads to a sugar high and then a crash, while a bowl of fruit might leave you clear headed and able to run around in the backyard for hours before it gets dark.  Don’t worry about what other people say about food, listen to how your body feels with what you feed it.  And just eat more of what feels better in the long run.
5. Don’t get involved in any conversations in regards to body types, weight, diet, what people should or should not eat, what a celebrity’s body looks like, etc.  You absolutely have to take a stand and let people know that you do not participate in such conversations.  This is the best way you can love your body, protect it and help your fellow friends and family do the same.  Be the good example and show them how it feels to live life in a body you love.

Good luck girls.  I know you can do it!  We are counting on you to be fantastic Fed Up Girls to make a big huge change in our society!

Finally Free,

Bridget Loves

www.fedupgirl.com

Do you have what it takes to be A Fed Up Girl?

Hi girls!

If you’ve stumbled upon this blog and you’re wondering whether FUG (Fed Up Girl) is for you, here are some questions you might want to ask yourself:

1. Are you sick and tired of hearing your friends and family members talk about how “fat” they are?

2. Are you annoyed with all the weight loss ads you see in magazines and on tv?

3. Do you wish you could tune out the “diet voices” and just learn to listen to your body and eat the foods you love without obsessing over calories or grams of carbs?

4. Are you committed to creating a shift in consciousness by encouraging girls everywhere to love themselves for who they are on the inside, not what they look like on the outside?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re on your way to becoming a Fed Up Girl!!!

Fed Up and Proud,

Melany