1. A Healthy body, a healthy weight
Chapter 6

2. What is body image? Lesson 1
Body image is the way you see and imagine your body.
Your body image is important because I affects many aspects of your life
The better you feel about your body, the more confidence you will have in different activities
Your body image is vey important at your age, because your body is changing a lot
If you look at this in a positive way, it will make the change in our height and weight a little easier to deal with

3. What is a healthy body image? What is an unhealthy body image?
Accepting and feeling good about your body
Being comfortable with your appearances
Do not constantly compare themselves to other people they see on TV or in magazines or people in their lives
Do not want to change they way they look
Has confidence to handle new challenges
Feeling uncomfortable with your body
Comparing your body to other peoples
Feeling like want to change something about your body
This is normal, as long it isn’t extreme and taking over your thoughts and actions
If extreme, bad health choices might be made

4. Building a healthy body image lesson 2
How can your family and friends affect your body image?
How can media affect your body image?
How can you affect your body image?
Friends and Family- Your friends and Family most likely do not want to hurt your feelings, but may have certain comments about your image. If you feel comfortable about your body, you can take these comments in a positive way instead of negative
Media- Media tends to show unrealistic images of men and women. The people the use, are only a very small percentage of people in the world
You- You allow yourself to believe you are not good enough. Change that image and it will change they way you look at a lot of things. Look at Table 1 on page 119 for helpful “I” statements

7. Eating disorders lesson 3
Unhealthy Eating Behavior
Many people want to look like someone they saw that they think is “better” then them
People tend to change their eating habits to the extreme to make themselves thinner or more muscular.
Diet pills, unhealthy diet plans, supplements, etc are commonly used to change a body image
Fad diets are the most common unhealthy eating behaviors. These diets promise quick results.
These unhealthy eating behaviors can affect a teen’s growth, development and ability to learn

8. What is an Eating Disorder?
Over Exercising
What is an Eating Disorder?
Not only is changing your eating habits to the extreme dangerous, but so is over exercising
Regular exercise is healthy, but some people exercise too much
Some people over exercise to lose weight and others do it to be a better athlete
These people risk getting injured, tend to feel tired all the time and may also feel depressed
A disease in which a person has an unhealthy concern with his or her body weight and shape
Eating disorders can be caused by many different factors
Three factors are low self-esteem, emotional problems, and poor body image
Eating disorders are dangerous to a person’s physical and emotional health
Some effects are digestive problems, heart failure, depression and anxiety
Examples of eating disorders: Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating

9. Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa
An eating disorder that includes self-starvation, an unhealthy body image, and extreme weight loss
People who suffer this disease also suffer from low self-esteem
Wearing layers of clothes, not eating, eating real low calorie foods are examples of things people do when they have this disease
If left untreated, a person with this disease my develop kidney and heart problems
In severe cases, a person suffering from anorexia may starve to dealth
An eating disorder in which a person eats a large amount of food and then tries to rid their body of the food
With this disease, a person tends to eat a lot at on time and they makes oneself vomit
A person will suffer from lack of nutrients and the acid that comes up from the stomach when a person vomits eats away at the gums and teeth

10. Giving and Getting Health
Binge Eating Disorder
Giving and Getting Health
A disease in which a person has difficulty controlling how much he or she eats but does not vomit
Usually this disease is caused from depression
Usually a person becomes very overweight and even obese
Affects of this are high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer
Tell a trusted adult
Talk to a school nurse, school counselor or even a doctor
These eating disorders are a serious matter and very important to your health, so make sure you reach out for help early

12. Managing your weight lesson 4
Your Healthy Weight Range
What affects your weight?
To determine this, estimate of how much you should weigh depending on your height and our body frame
Your BMI (body mass index) is a calculation that can help you find your healthy weight
Ask your doctor if you are in your healthy weight range
Your heritage plays a part in you height and weight
Other factors are;
During your teenage years, your body grows very quickly
Hormonal changes
Different type of foods
Your level of physical activity

13. Keeping a healthy weight
Eating Healthy + Physical Activity = Healthy weight
Your body uses the food you eat for energy and you use some of this energy to keep your body systems working
If you eat more food then your body is using for energy, it will result in weight gain
If you eat the same amount that is used, you will maintain your weight
If you use more energy then taken in, your will lose weight

14. Why do you eat? Eating Healthfully
Usually people eat when they are hungry, but there are other reasons why we eat also
Some other reasons:
Nerves
Anger
Sadness
Happiness
A family or friends gathering
A holiday
These reasons sometimes lead to unhealthy eating habits
Eating a well-balanced diet is a good way to keep a healthy weight.
Some examples of this:
Eat plenty of fresh fruits
Drink lots of water
Eat lean meat, chicken or fish
Limit the intake of fried foods
Limit the amount of sweets you eat

15. Stay physically active
This does not mean you have to join a sport or the gym
Just go and do something that raises you heart rate a little or makes your body work a little at something
- Working around the house
- gardening
- walking
- playing with friends
- Playing Wii