Whether you're generally unhappy with your body-type or just having one of those inevitable days where your food baby is especially massive, sometimes feeling uncomfortable with your body can discourage you from doing things because the last thing you could imagine is wearing a cute outfit. However, many days of experience with this has led me to determine a number of ways to avoid this feeling and feel good looking good.
1. Find your best feature.
The first key to dressing to love your body is finding your best feature. Whether it be your arms, legs, shoulders, tummy, waist, belly button, or even face, finding your best feature and honing in on it is what makes you look and feel great every time. If it's your face, wearing the right colors to make your eyes pop and support your facial structure is all it takes to look and feel amazing. There are numerous websites for each different body type which can help you learn tricks for various ways to accentuate any one of these features of yours.
2. Find your favorite article of clothing.
If finding your best feature is hard, sometimes it helps to find your favorite article of clothing and work backwards. Try on that article of clothing in the mirror and determine what it is you love about it. It could be the fit of the back of the jeans, the cut on the shirt, or the way the color of the dress makes your eyes pop. Whatever it is, use it to help you find other clothing you love!
3. Find a great brand.
There's nothing worse than trying on your typical size 6 jeans and realizing that the brand runs small. Sticking to a few brands you love and you know support your body type are a great way to keep yourself feeling good about your wardrobe. If your favorite pair of work pants is from Gap, go treat yourself to some more Gap pants to make every pair your favorite.
At the end of the day, when you feel good, you look better. Of course, working out, eating healthy, and all of that is important, but sometimes you just need some short-term help feeling good about yourself and your body. These three basic steps can genuinely help you feel more positive about yourself and the things you do love about your body in order to look and feel great on a daily basis.