Having a Good Self-Concept

Probably no single factor has a greater impact on your total health  than yourself-concept. When your self-concept is good, you are at best mentally, physically, morally, emotionally, and socially. You are usually happy with yourself and get along well with other. You are able to bounce back quickly after a loss, and your appearance.

For those reasons, having a good self-concept is an important goal to work toward, There are a number of ways of reaching this goal. Here are three:

• Focus on your successes. Congratulate yourself when you succeed at something, and work at increasing your chances for future success. Remember, success builds confidence, and confidence is part of a good self-concept.
• Pay attention to the messages you give yourself. Negative messages come not only from other people but, sometimes, from ourselves. When you find that you are giving yourself a negative message, find a more positive way of putting it. Don't tell yourself, for example, that you are slow because it takes you a long time to finish your homework. Instead, tell yourself that you are careful and thorough.
• Turn to people you are close to for help when you need it. Everyone needs help now and again. People who care about you will be more likely to give support in a way that builds, rather than breaks down, your self-concept.

When you build a positive self-concept, you give yourself the power and  confidence to take on life's challenges.

What is weigth control?

Many people go through their lives gaining weight and then trying to lose. These people are struggling with weight control. Weight control is reaching the weight that is best for you and then staying there. The weight that is best for you is known as your desired weight. It is based on your sex, height, and body frame (small, medium or large). A person who stays at his or her desired weight stands a better chance of being healthier than someone who is overweight or underweight.


Many of us feel a strong pressure to be thin. The stars we see in movies and television and the models we see in ads usually tell us that "thin is beautiful." But most young people don't need to lose weight. Their bodies are in a state of change. Unwise dieting might get in the way of normal growth and development.

Still, there are people, young and old, who have a desire or need to lose weight. There are both healthy and unhealthy ways to do so. A healthy weight-loss diet must take into account all the principles of good nutrition you have already learned.