Recently, I have begun reading my Weight Training Class textbook. For some time I have been interested in weight training, but I haven’t been taught how to execute the basics. As I have been reading and taking notes, I have come across the most horrifying paragraph that anyone with a body dysmorphic disorder could ever read. Specifically, this paragraph explains how you can measure the probability that you need to loose weight. I have typed it below EXACTLY how the book has written it.
Mirror Test for Excess Body Fat
"This is a very fast, low-cost method of estimating excess body fat that you can use today. Take off all of your clothes and stand in front of a full-length mirror. If you like that you see, you are probably okay. If you see …show more content…
Body dysmorphia is "a mental illness involving the obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance." Those affected by this mental illness perceive their God-given bodies as flawed compared to their peers, despite the fact that their appearance fails to have any remote resemblance to imperfection. Body dysmorphia can lead to depression, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, …show more content…
Exercise is tool to implement within a healthy lifestyle, not a punishment for having a “large” roll or two. The purpose of exercise and a healthy life style is to LOVE the body that the Lord has handcrafted for you, no matter what you may PERCIEVE in the mirror. The mirror only reflects the outside, not the Holy Spirit that dwells within your vessel. Mirrors are helpful in review progress on weight loss but they short-change everything within. Only the Lord knows the intentions of your heart and your desires. Honor Him with your body with a healthy lifestyle and ignore Satan’s taunts when you happen to glance at a reflective surface because you are worth so much more in His eyes and that is what matters
Mirror Test for Excess Body Fat
"This is a very fast, low-cost method of estimating excess body fat that you can use today. Take off all of your clothes and stand in front of a full-length mirror. If you like that you see, you are probably okay. If you see …show more content…
Body dysmorphia is "a mental illness involving the obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance." Those affected by this mental illness perceive their God-given bodies as flawed compared to their peers, despite the fact that their appearance fails to have any remote resemblance to imperfection. Body dysmorphia can lead to depression, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, …show more content…
Exercise is tool to implement within a healthy lifestyle, not a punishment for having a “large” roll or two. The purpose of exercise and a healthy life style is to LOVE the body that the Lord has handcrafted for you, no matter what you may PERCIEVE in the mirror. The mirror only reflects the outside, not the Holy Spirit that dwells within your vessel. Mirrors are helpful in review progress on weight loss but they short-change everything within. Only the Lord knows the intentions of your heart and your desires. Honor Him with your body with a healthy lifestyle and ignore Satan’s taunts when you happen to glance at a reflective surface because you are worth so much more in His eyes and that is what matters