{"id":27487,"date":"2018-11-30T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=27487"},"modified":"2018-11-30T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:00:54","slug":"christmas-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/christmas-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Put your elf first: the body confidence Christmas guide you need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Christmas period is arguably one of the most delicious times of the year. A time where we indulge in mince pies, roast dinners with all the trimmings and mulled wine. Amongst all the enjoyment of the season, we often beat ourselves up about the extra calories and thinking or feeling &#8220;fat.&#8221; <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2015, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2015\/12\/04\/women-cancel-christmas-plans-due-to-low-body-confidence_n_8716904.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Huffington Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that British women were cancelling plans over Christmas due to body image concerns and low self-esteem.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27488\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27488\" class=\"wp-image-27488 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/11\/2000-women-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic by Lauren Coppin Campbell<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, what can we do? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berealcampaign.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be Real Campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have launched their Body Confidence Christmas Guide as part of a Body Confidence Advent Calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All I want for Christma-a-a-aas&#8230; is THE BE REAL BODY CONFIDENCE ADVENT CALENDAR COMING TOMORROW! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DecemberIsComing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DecemberIsComing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FirstOfDecember?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FirstOfDecember<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qUhkgTFig9\">pic.twitter.com\/qUhkgTFig9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Be Real (@BeReal_Campaign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeReal_Campaign\/status\/1068610731082432512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new guide is about how to stay body confident throughout Christmas, to help people make the most of the festive season and not miss out due to worries about their appearance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liam Preston, Head of YMCA&#8217;s Be Real Campaign told the Voice of London: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The lead up to Christmas and the start of the New Year is filled with additional pressure to conform to society\u2019s unrealistic beauty ideals. From countless features in the media on how to drop a dress size in time for the Christmas party, to the \u2018New Year New Me\u2019 diet craze, the festive season can feel overwhelming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember that Christmas is an opportunity to enjoy quality time with our loved ones and what we look like should really be the last thing on our minds.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Body Confidence Christmas Guide includes top tips on how to worry less about what you look like in the lead up to Christmas and the start of the New Year. The campaign wants you to focus on experiences, quality time with loved ones and practising self-care. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Body Confidence Christmas Tips:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Capture the Christmas spirit <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t worry about capturing yourself from the \u2018perfect\u2019 angle, but focus instead on capturing the moment and spirit of Christmas. After all, it\u2019s a time to create memories not filter them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Christmas is a time for giving<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take advantage of those 2 for 1 offers on spa breaks and give the gift of pampering to yourself and a friend. There\u2019s no better way to feel good about your body than when you\u2019re relaxed and being Zen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Eat, drink and be merry<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t beat yourself up for \u2018overindulging\u2019. If Santa can have a mince pie at every house across the globe, you can have some too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Body Confidence Christmas Guide is available as a free download in the Be Real Campaign\u2019s Advent Calendar, which will feature various body confident content starting 1<\/b><b>st<\/b><b> December until 25<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> December.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>To open the Advent Calendar visit: \u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berealcampaign.co.uk\/advent-calendar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.berealcampaign.co.uk\/advent-calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Words: Lauren Coppin Campbell | Subbing: Ruby Naldrett<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas period is arguably one of the most delicious times of the year. A time where we indulge in mince pies, roast dinners with all the trimmings and mulled wine. 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