- I vow to try and start loving my body, however I am feeling, however I look, and wherever I am.
- I promise to stop the negative self-talk and fight back against my negative thoughts. Not everything I think is true.
- I pledge to never participate in group body bashing of myself and other. This includes snide remarks towards other people and picking apart myself.
- I promise to refrain from hurting my body by: doing violence to it, not feeding it right, and not taking care of it.
- I promise to try and not compare my body to others.
- I vow to not be affected by the negative appeals of the media. I know media does not set the standards of beauty and perfection.
- I promise to recognize that all body types can be beautiful.
- I pledge to recognize my strengths, achievements, and attractiveness. I am a wonderful, unique person.
- I promise to not get down on myself when I make a mistake. I am a human, and I know that mistakes are how I learn.
- I vow to not change my personality or how I act no matter how I feel around other people. Those who do not respect me and my true self do not deserve my friendship.
- I will stand up for myself and others when I hear something harmful or mean said. We all deserve respect and love.
Tell me that you’re taking the body pledge! I like to know these things. I’m taking it!
Wow, that is totally brilliant! I should do this!
The pledge sounds really wonderful, and it reminds me of the twelve steps in AA/Al-Anon/Alateen. Do you think that taking the pledge would help anyone?
I think it will give them (me) something to shoot for, in no way is it the ONLY way to help, but it’s something. It’s been a constant reminder of what I need to do, it helped me, maybe it could help others.