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" Have you been battling with your bod for the better part of your life? Whether it&amp;#x27;s your weight, your tummy, your arms, your ears--whatever you&amp;#x27;re uncomfortable with--don&amp;#x27;t you love the idea of waving the white flag of surrender and just saying enough?!**** It&amp;#x27;s the subject of a newish book, Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body, which the gals over at Never Say Diet are buzzing about, namely why negative talk about your own body (and others) is so bad for you. Want to call a truce with your bod, or just a certain body part? I do. I&amp;#x27;d like to end the battle with my belly. Here I go: Dear Belly, you may still look a little flabby post-pregnancy, but you gave me two beautiful boys, and got me through a scary surgery and, well, you&amp;#x27;ve been pretty darn cool to me these past 31 years. It&amp;#x27;s time I started being nicer to you. I&amp;#x27;m sorry for covering you up in Spanx all the time. You&amp;#x27;re not that bad. Of course, I will still be working out to get you in the best shape possible, but I am grateful for you--flab and all. Love, Sarah That was fun! Remember: Declaring a truce doesn&amp;#x27;t mean reaching for junk food and letting your gym membership expire. Instead, it&amp;#x27;s accepting your body for what it is--flaws and all--and stopping the inner meanie inside (you know, the voice that tells you you&amp;#x27;re not good enough). This way, fitness and healthy eating become an act of self-love, not self-loathing! Try it! It feels good. Do you need to call a truce with your body? A certain body part? P.S. Be sure to check back on Wednesdays for Margarita&amp;#x27;s weekly post on the topic of body image! Read her new post, here. Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter. Friend us on Facebook. Add us to your Google homepage. Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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