Health & Fitness

As you may have seen, we have joined forces with Jst Jodie, the fitness supplement company owned by Jodie Marsh, to offer one lucky person a gift basket of products, worth a whopping £200. If you haven’t seen or entered the contest yet, you can do so here.
The crux of the competition is finishing one sentence: Body confidence is…
Having seen the answers being posted already and the constant discussions of body image on the plethora of social media sites, I have started to really consider what body confidence means to me.
Do I wish I could motivate myself to exercise a little more? Absolutely. Do I sometimes wonder why I ate an entire pot of pick ‘n’ mix? You know it, but am I unhappy? No. I’m not a size 8, and never could be naturally, but I’m not wishing my days away hoping to magically wake up one morning half my size. With this thought in mind, I guess, to me, body confidence is not constantly thinking about my figure or being preoccupied with how I look.
Can it really be that simple though? Can confidence be boiled down to simply not being too concerned? For me, yes but I understand that it means other things to other people. Let’s take our competition sponsor as an example. Jodie Marsh has spent a considerable amount of time, dedication and effort getting her body into the best shape it has ever been. Prolifically honest about her motivations for training, Jodie’s body is a testament to what can be achieved and she says that she feels more confident now than ever before. Let’s bear in mind that she has long been a lusted after figure, with a slender physique, but it is now, with muscle definition, that she feels happiest.
I don’t think I’m cut out for the more ‘ripped’ look. For one thing, I just don’t have the urge to train that much and knowing that I am a static size twelve. regardless of what I eat, leaves me pretty content. Of course, I have been slimmer, but I noticed my happiness levels didn’t increase. If anything, I just got a little too preoccupied with getting smaller, so although I can’t enter our competition, here is my answer to the question…
Body confidence is… waking up everyday in the same skin that I went to bed in and not feeling a drastic need to change.
What about you? Enter our competition and let us know what it means to you. You could win a £200 hamper and it’s free to submit your thoughts, so let’s hear them!
Body confidence is making someone feel good about themselves. Really want this for my holiday in May!!
Body confidence is…me being happy with me and you being happy with you xxxx