- You have a lot of mental energy freed up to focus on other things and you can do what you want to do now without waiting until you look better.
- You can buy clothing because you like it and not because it hides what you dislike about your body.
- You can exercise for enjoyment.
- You can have better sex because you’re not worried the whole time about what your partner will think about your body.
- You can be a positive role model for your children or other young people instead of teaching them to feel bad about their bodies.
- You can eat food that you enjoy and that makes you feel good without obsessing about what to eat, what not to eat, and how much to eat.
- You become a more interesting conversationalist because you are not always talking about how much you hate your body and how you are trying to fix it.
- You will be refusing to conform to the norms established by a society that values certain kinds of bodies and demeans others.
- You can seek out relationships with confidence about your attractiveness.
- You will be able to love yourself right now, as you are.
Note: I am aware that this list is more applicable to some people than others. Transgender people, for example, may need to make some changes to their bodies in order to accept themselves.