“Shapewear, Not Surgery! Body Positivity Today™” Program
The Assertive Kids Foundation’s Shapewear Not Surgery! Body Positivity Today™ program is dedicated to providing an alternative path for women considering body modification surgery.
Shapewear allows women to slowly, and healthily, find their way to an appearance they’re more comfortable with, while presenting a physical form that is more akin to their end goal.
With time, change can, and does, happen. Exercise, from walking to weights, stretching and Hatha yoga, and alterations in overall daily levels of activity can yield incredible results over time.
And, so can finding effective strategies to deal with stress. Stress adversely affects not only metabolism, but overall wellness.
Therefore, Assertive Kids is providing Staten Island women with shapewear gift bags from popular brands like Spanx and Maidenform. There is also literature we provide about nutrition basics, exercise, and emotional well being. Please call us at 877-235-3319 to receive a free gift bag.
Goodbye Fad Diets
Dieting is a fad. It’s not healthy, nor do extreme diets help in the long term. It’s more important to learn about nutrition, and how different foods affect us, both how we feel and the way we look.
Developing a healthy way of feeling and thinking about food is key.
Relating to food as nutrition and sustenance, as well as setting goals and making choices is also worth mentioning.
It’s more important to think about the foods we’re eating, as well as the portions, than fixating on the scale and feeling frustrated.
At the checkout line, see who buys what. There is a correlation.
Happily, up in Port Richmond, people of all backgrounds now fill their baskets and shopping carts with far-healthier choices than the “healthy” choices of the ’80s and ’90s!
We’re far more informed, as a population. Americans know a lot more about nutrition now than we did back then.
Humans Are NOT Identical Clones
Of course, every body is different! In fact, that should be our source of strength, as we can all learn from one another’s unique life experience and intrinsic differences.
This is not a trite statement; listening to one another’s story is imperative to becoming a person who can affect positive change in our shared world.
There is no one “ideal” size or shape! We’re all different, with different reasons for our very differences, in many instances.
Body Positivity is crucial every step of the way!
In the end, women should be seeking to establish a healthier lifestyle, rather than paying undue concern to society’s demands and bodily expectations, or internalization of same.
Accepting yourself, where you are today, is essential.
If there are aspects you’d like to change about any area of your life, that’s fine, too. That’s how people grow! But pursue change for the right reasons!
Trolls Will Troll
Love and accept yourself today, where you are now!
If you are a larger woman, know that you can live healthily and be fit and strong, despite the many voices in the online public squares, the haters and trolls huddled on the giant .com platforms, suggesting otherwise.
They don’t mean well. They are simply trolls trolling.
It’s Your Right to Dream Yourself a New You
Really, women don’t ever need surgeries to feel validated.
And, really, you don’t even need shape-wear to feel good about yourself.
Accepting your size, shape, and overall appearance means accepting your past and present, and the realities of your family’s genetic history. If you’re from big women, that may be a factor beyond (presumed) shared diet and culture.
Even so, it’s every woman’s right to seek to look more like how she envisions herself in her mind, whether all the time or on special occasions.
Avoiding Surgery
Surgery is not without its risks, even with a skilled surgeon and attentive hospital staff. Our position is that any medically unnecessary major surgery that might be avoided, should be, when possible.
Of course, a person’s mental and emotional health are important factors, and emotional and mental health are always considered, however there are other approaches besides seeking the help of a surgeon to deal with Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) issues that a woman’s current body image may provoke.
An image is just that.
An image is an idea based on reality, not reality itself.
You CAN own your size, thin or thick. You may want to change, but that’s another matter, entirely.
Necessary Plastic Surgeries Are a Thing
And, reconstructive surgery after breast cancer, as well as plastic surgery to help with serious issues, like being born with differences from the general population, or helping people after accidents and such, are a different matter. These are necessary operations. Form affects function, and so sometimes such surgeries even relieve pain or restore or enable function. They’re important.
Please know that at Assertive Kids, we’re really talking to women who are seeking elective cosmetic surgery. We are aware of the many different types of cosmetic surgery, each focusing on a different “problem area.” However, there also also targeted exercises a physical therapist can suggest, even electro-stim provided by a chiropractor,that can also tone you AND lose fat less invasively.
The Quickest Affirmation of Your Body
Shapewear can provide immediate body affirmation to a woman, without risk. If you’re not familiar, shapewear helps to sculpt the body’s appearance, worn discreetly under an outfit. It’s not noticeable and can provide the appearance a woman is seeking, immediately.
This program is working to raise awareness among women that there is a viable alternative to body modification surgery. This is being accomplished via social media, blogs, and articles Assertive Kids is posting on the ‘net.
Why do we feel this is important?
Again, surgery is not without its risks, and cosmetic surgeries do not always deliver results as anticipated, yet such results are final. Of course, it’s good to consider alternatives before taking such risks and making permanent life-altering changes.