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If you're unhappy with how you look, you aren't alone. Research has shown that as many as 80% of people are low on their looks. (1)

Yet so many of us don't do anything about it! Like most people, you're unhappy with just one or two things about your looks—maybe your nose, your weight, or how your skin looks in photos.  

Self-confidence may be a dangerous slope, especially if you are a perfectionist. Don't worry—plenty of simple, productive strategies boost your self-esteem and make you feel great about your appearance. 

We'll start with tips to help you work through your sensations, then move on to ideas for enhancing your self-image and developing healthy and body-positive behaviours.

Smile

Research shows that smiling (even if it's forced) makes us feel happier. (1)  The same goes for laughing. Just try to get more laughter in your life, and you'll be surprised at how much better you feel. Also, make sure you smile when looking in a mirror. It might sound silly, but it works!

  

It's an excellent approach to raise your mindset and boost your confidence. Put on a grin before you go out—you might be shocked at how unique you feel! You'll also appear more accessible and kinder, which may lead to stronger connections and partnerships.  

Whether your smile is genuine or not, it appears to have a good impact on the body and mind, providing advantages for your health, mood, and even the emotions of others around you.  

• Smiling Allows You to Live Longer  

• Smiling Helps to Relieve Stress  

• Smiling Improves Mood Smiling Spreads  

• Smiling strengthens the immune system.  

• Smiling Has the Potential to Lower Blood Pressure  

• Smiling alleviates pain.  

• Smiling Makes You Look Attractive Smiling Denotes Success 

 

• Smiling Allows You to Maintain Your Positive Attitude

 

Less Makeup, More Confidence

If you wear a lot of makeup, get rid of it. If you're not sure how much is too much, don't worry—you'll know. And once you start cleansing your face in place of coating it in concealer and foundation, you may even feel more confident without all that makeup on your face.  

Once you go makeup-free, concentrate on what you like about your face rather than your flaws. You love your scars, but they get covered up when applying foundation and concealer. If you adore your lips, so on days when You don't wear makeup, make sure to use a decent lip balm or a clear gloss.  

Look after your skin. Finding the goods that perform best for you might be a time-consuming procedure. But don't feel your skin needs to be flawless to go makeup-free! We all have "imperfections," and you shouldn't be ashamed of them.

  

Everyday routines to accept your natural beauty, assist your skin in being the finest it can be, and teach you how to feel confident without makeup:  

• Stay moisturized.  

• Maintain a healthy diet.  

• Activate your face.  

• Take care of your skin.  

• Make time to create a skincare regimen.  

• Enhance your characteristics using natural alternatives.  

• Look after your well-being.  

• Accept your individuality.  

Wear the Right Clothes

If you learn how to dress appropriately, your clothes will no longer be a hindrance. Yes, you read it correctly: the appropriate attire may have a significant role in both your anxiety level and your self-confidence. Wearing casual and uninteresting clothes might always lower your confidence and raise your anxiety.

You're a completely different person wearing clothes that make you feel confident. Try on an outfit and pay attention to how it makes you think—even if you never wear it again. If you feel your best in a specific piece, keep it around for those days when you need a confidence boost.  

Your attire influences your feelings and how you perform at work and interact with others.  

• Clothes can lift your mood.  

• Outfits can assist you in being a good negotiator.  

• Clothes can assist you in focusing.  

• Clothing can generate new ideas.  

• Clothes can make you feel strong.

Practice Gratitude

Feeling grateful for what you have and being mindful of what's positive in your life is one way to keep stress at bay. It also can help ward off materialism, which many studies show can lead to unhappiness. Keep a gratitude journal in which you regularly write down everything you're thankful for.

When you daydream about buying something new, stop and write that instead. It may seem silly initially, but it will become second nature over time.

Make a list of the features of your look that you enjoy. Note what aspects of your eyes you're grateful for each day, even though they're little. Writing out your strengths may help ease anxiety and make you pleased with your looks. (1) 

For example, you may write, "I'm glad for my long legs, which can extend and make long strides."   

Make a list of other things you're thankful for, even if they have nothing to do with your looks.  

Here are 14 ways to improve self-gratitude:  

• Receive a special treat  

• Take the day off.  

• Get a manicure or pedicure.  

• In front of a mirror, thank yourself.  

• Make a list of things for which you are grateful. Write about what you are thankful for.  

• Keep objects you are grateful for in a jar, and choose one when feeling down.  

• Take a stroll and be observant of the things you have to be thankful for around you.  

• Meditate  

• Keep a thankfulness diary with lists, artwork, or memories in it.

  

• Make some thanksgiving art.  

• Install a thankfulness app on your smartphone.  

• Think about two positives for every negative complaint you have.

  

• Make a list of your positive characteristics.  

• Display thankfulness quotes throughout your house.  

Maintain a Healthy Diet and Workout Program

Exercise and a healthy diet are the best ways to increase your energy level and decrease stress. Diet and exercise have a significant impact on our looks. Instead of attempting to reduce weight or achieve a specific group of attractiveness, simply focus on eating nutritious, healthy meals and exercising a few times each week. When you're happy, you look so glad!   

Everyone's diet differs differently. Therefore the same meal plan will not work for everyone. Aim for three balanced meals daily that include lots of fruits, veggies, lean protein, and healthy grains. 

Aim for 30 minutes of activity each day, five days per week. As a fun method to keep fit, you may try running, swimming, jumping rope, weight training, or cycling.

If you're short on time, exercise will make you feel better in as little as 10 minutes daily. You don't need a gym membership or fancy equipment; just pick up a set of dumbbells and get going! Exercise can also stimulate the synthesis of endorphins, which are known to assist promote happy moods and lower pain perception. 

Below are the top 7 benefits of a healthy diet and regular exercise for your body and mind.  

• Loss of weight.  

• A healthy heart.  

• Improved cholesterol.  

• A more powerful immune system  

• Improved sexual function. 

 

• There is less tension.  

• Improved mood  

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Important Note: I disagree you have to be unhappy to be motivated. I feel that it is essential to love your looks and want to improve them simultaneously. So, don't give up on your ambitions for a better look and a good life. The issue is that we frequently convince ourselves that we must leave them now to gain the future.

Wrapping Up

Though it's easy to get caught up in social media drama and self-deprecating comments, look at it from a different perspective: do you care what random people say about your appearance? Probably not. 

These 5 simple tips can help make you happy with how you look, whether or not anyone else agrees. And if they don't like it? Who cares? You are beautiful. You are loved.