Hi everyone, its Justine
Body image is a topic
We've been hearing a lot about more and more I feel we've never been as
Obsessed with physical appearance as we are right now,
and that's the work of social media since I started in my youtube channel
I've gotten to see even more that for the image discussion because I'm the body that's being discussed
And I can totally understand how
public comments like that mean ones could affect the self-esteem of a young girl or a
Woman, or a man of any age for that matter
now if you're thinking what the hell would she even know about low self-esteem or
insecurities if you think that hang on and keep watching
Who decides who has the right to talk about low self-esteem and who hasn't?
See usually on the thumbnail of a video on that topic you see a girl looking really sad
Or holding her belly fat to show that she has the right to legitimately talk about it because she's objectively
In a bad body
Why talking about this subject?
Needs visual justification or proof that you're allowed to do so so I spared you the dramatic thumbnail
But I want to talk about this anyways
Everyone has insecurities it has nothing to do with your age your weight or your body type
I have a normal weight for my height. I
Do sports I eat
Healthy I rarely drink alcohol, and I don't smoke
perfect on paper
But you will not see a picture of me in a bikini
From the back in a close-up picture you just wont because that's a part of me
That just does not belong on social media. Just like it did not belong in a newspaper
before social media appeared an intimate private life became so public
Another example at least once under every video I upload every one
I get a comment saying that I have small teeth do the people commenting think that I didn't notice
By the way Justine Leconte teeth is the second most Google thing about me
Why does it matter so much?
Truth is it's a part of me, and I embrace it, so I don't care, but imagine a 15 year old girl
Who's putting
Herself out there posting selfies on Instagram in the hope that she gets
Compliments that people say that she's pretty and she gets the comments
Something like what AF happened to your nose. It's effing disgusting go get surgery of yourself
By how much do you think that her self-esteem is gonna drop and?
When you post that publicly under her picture you're not only saying that right to her face
You also saying that in front of everyone she knows and all her friends
Who would do that in real life, right?
Haters as they're not officially called look for potential weaknesses in people and press
Right where it could hurt and everybody has a place that could hurt
Accept models right because they are physically perfect
Wrong and that brings us to the next point models aren't the benchmark two reasons for that first one
It's their full-time job to look good
They are paid to do just that and trust me the pressure of looking good for the job
Is high enough to make especially young girls feel really insecure even if you think that objectively
They really have nothing to worry about in fact the most insecure people I know are models
they need to hear all the time that they look pretty and that they look great and
It's exhausting for them
Second reason Photoshop, it's surely not the first time that you're hearing this obviously
But you can't compare yourself with a picture that has been pimped and corrected for hours
There is a very good short movie about the power of Photoshop
I would call it cant remember the title I link it below
Great watch as far as I'm concerned my job does not depend on how I look in
Depends on how I think and what I create as a result my value does not equal my looks
The way you look doesn't define you as a person either and even if you're a model because others opinions
Don't matter. You know I get all sorts of comments like oh my god. You're anorexic
It's disgusting you should be ashamed to put yourself out there as an example
Says who or oh, honey, I thought you were slim, but are you sure you're not a plus-sized
based on what sighting system
Let's be clear here. I'm not trying to fish for compliments or get reassurance from you guys
I'm just trying to show the actual bandwidth of what we call others opinions. It's ridiculous
It's from one extreme to the other one once you've understood that it all becomes
Relative, and it doesn't really matter anymore
I see it from an external perspective kind of their hating about Justine
Square picture from here to here front view twice a week on YouTube. Why did they do that?
I keep doing what I was doing your worst judge is you the only opinion that really gets to me
Is my own I used to be an athlete I trained a lot, I was really fit
Compared to that benchmark everything now looks meh no matter how often I go to the gym. I just can't keep up
So I have two options the first one is to feel sorry about myself and keep complaining the other one is to
pick the right benchmark
Today versus yesterday if today I feel better and fitter
Well, then that's progress I can work with that and this simple positive thought this little
satisfaction
boost will show every time you smile women are very self criticizing a lot more than men don't do that just
Change the benchmark
One more thought just my two cents on how to keep yourself motivated and interested in
Making progress little by little which we are in return
Totally boost your self-esteem
do things that you've never done before it's actually also my culture rule number one
Every day for instance try out a new look every season is a new chance or a new excuse to try new things
Try a new sports every time you do sports the body generates dopamine
which is basically a substance that makes you feel happy
So the more sports you do the happier you feel on top of the physical benefits
We know and you also sleep better afterwards so it's a win-win-win. It's like a magical weapon
Smile at yourself every time you see a mirror when you smile the brain switches to happy
It's not smart enough to realize whether there's really someone standing
in front of you or not so you can totally
Trick it and fake it as often as you need
Compliment others when you make people happy it makes you happy it's math or biology. I
Would need to check that fact, but let's say you're killing two birds with one stone
Conclusion I think the image we have of our bodies is impacted more by our level of self-esteem
Than by how our bodies actually look which is cool because self-esteem is easier to build up little by little
Than it is to build the perfect body define perfect anyways
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And I look very much forward to your thoughts and comments
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