Chapter Four Body And Wellness

I chose to write my reflection on chapter four Body and Wellness because this chapter relates the most to my life. I have been overweight most of my life and have seen how that can negatively affect one's state of mind. I understand how it is to have a low self-esteem and to be affected by body image.
I started gaining my weight when I was in kindergarten. I was six years old, optimistic and cared very much about myself. I was never bullied and had many friends. However, I started to notice I looked different from the other girls. As a result, my self-esteem was affected.
In chapter four it talks about how one can tell how a person cares about themselves by the way they look, I disagree. When I read this I couldn’t help but feel offended. Granted, after I put on the weight I wasn’t very confident. Additionally, I do agree that when one isn’t physically healthy it does negatively affect their mental health. With that being said, I do not agree that if one is unhealthy they do not care about themselves. For example, it’s not that I didn’t care about myself enough to watch what I was eating. I was six and had no idea what I was doing to my body. I also came …show more content…
High I had little to no confidence. I would rarely go out with friends because I was ashamed of who I became and didn’t want anyone to see me. My junior year in high school I decided to stop being a victim and take responsibility for my actions. I joined Weight watchers, started eating better and exercising. I lost thirty one pounds within six months. When senior year came around I was so busy with important test, applying for colleges, staying involved in extracurricular activities,and keeping up with my classes that I lost focus on being healthy and stopped attending the Weight Watchers meetings. Not only did I gain all my weight back but I gained another twenty one pounds on top of my original weight.. During my senior year I was eighteen 4’10 and weighed two hundred and twenty one