變美好的第一步，接納此時此刻的自己
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每次生日、新年許願望時，你一定看到很多人在臉書、脆 ( Threads )、IG 上「立下誓言」說今年一定要做出什麼改變—減個 X 公斤、開始 X 點起床、每個禮拜運動 X 次⋯⋯一定要有個天翻地覆的改變、把自己變得更好。
雖然都看起來滿正向的，但這些貼文想一想又有點怪怪的⋯⋯好像在說現在的自己是不好的、不足的，所以要不斷地一直改善、一直改善，達到某個遙遠的目標。
當然，不是說我們就一直停在這裡就好，而是在社群、廣告上看到這種心靈勵志的內容的時候，一定要記得：任何真正的改變一定是從自我接納開始，而不是從一種「我永遠差一點、永遠不夠」的匱乏或自卑感開始。
所以我們才說最厲害的願望，就是接受現在的自己！
這個世界會不會哪天終於不要這麼膚淺呢？對女生的外貌、身形標準哪天可不可以不要再雙標？—我們不知道。
但我們知道：要不要減重這件事從來都不是個人單純為了健康的選擇，這個決定往往都是受到社會的審美標準、社會期待、性別影響。
在佳格的大家想提醒你，減不減重的重點其實是在於：健康和身形沒有絕對的關係，體重的數字掉了下來不代表就是健康的。
減重 ≠ 健康：
體重下降不一定是好事！
把減重當作健康的指標是超級簡化的做法！「健康」的狀態不只是健檢報告沒有紅字，還包括身心整體的狀態——身材苗條不代表身體很健康，體重數字比較高也不代表身體健康很糟糕。
反過來說，體重增加反而可能是健康狀態改善的徵兆——營養更均衡了、心理狀態更好了、或是某個健康相關的問題解決了。
所以，一個人整體的健康包括體內荷爾蒙的均衡、心靈韌性等各種面向，而不只是身材的樣貌。
每個人的身體乘載著他 / 她一路上的生命故事，所以，當一個社會用身形衡量一個人的個性、甚至是價值，只會造成單一審美觀的僵化、排擠所有不符合社會框架的人群。
一個人的健康，其實自己最清楚；是不能單單用外貌、身形衡量的。
到底是誰在叫大家減重？—線上線下的身材歧視無所不在
不管減不減重，現今的社會上充斥著身材歧視，線上線下都有「身材糾察隊 / 身材警察」等不及要找出任何身材不符合社會期待的人，加以嘲笑、羞辱⋯⋯，令人覺得自己不屈服都不行。
這樣的壓力在女性身上又特別沈重，不管走到哪裡，社群上、電視上、櫥窗裡、雜誌上都是苗條的模特兒、網紅，好像體重越輕就更值得喜愛、體重越重反而是道德沈淪的象徵。
這樣的社會氛圍讓身形符合社會期待的人群佔盡了歧視紅利，而剩餘的人只會越來越被邊緣化。
認真說起來，一個人的身形如何，也受各種因素影響——基因、生長環境、教育⋯⋯，身形湊巧變得符合社會期待，是不是也只是「投胎湊巧投得好」呢？
那到底什麼時候讚美別人的外表是 OK 的？
簡單一個原則，只讚美對方「完完全全」可以控制的面向！
例如：髮型、髮色、穿搭、彩妝、鞋子⋯⋯。
不要問別人是不是「最近吃比較多」或是恭喜別人「變瘦了」，對方身形改變的原因可能有很多，可能是好的原因、也可能是不好的，這種狀況下還是敏感一點比較好喔！
減重產業水很深？？？
瘦身產業市值數十億，常以「快速」、「速效」等廣告詞吸引消費者購買無法持久的減重產品，小至傷荷包，大至傷身，但市面上還是充斥著這些產品，讓想要減重的族群不斷陷入充滿期待、卻又迅速失望的循環。
更全面地看待「健康」這件事
就算社會環境如此，我們還是可以保持希望，並理解到：身心健康涵蓋了不同的面向、有各種不同的樣貌，進而接納自己的身體。
佳格在食品產業耕耘了近 40 年，我們非常清楚飲食的重要性，長期地不斷節食、讓身體得不到應有的養分絕對不是一條健康的路，甚至可能導致營養不良、免疫下降、生理機能失調，造成身心問題。
你有沒有想過日常的小毛病可能是營養的問題呢？
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你的健康，自己決定。
在佳格的我們知道減重是非常私密的過程，而且不是只是算算熱量、建立運動計劃而已，只有你可以決定：對你而言，健康是什麼樣的狀態？健康生活又是長什麼樣子？
我們支持你用自己的方法過健康的生活，而不屈服於社會的眼光。
我們也拒絕身材歧視，相信每個人要有健康的身體，也要能夠愛自己、接納自己，真正達到身心的健康。
期待你也能如此地支持身邊的人、勇敢挑戰不健康的社會期待，讓社會上每個人都可以用自己的方式，活出健康好生活！
下次再看到社群上呼籲大家要改變、減重、更瘦、更好看的貼文，希望你記得：現在的你，已經夠好了。
這樣才是最厲害的新開始。
<免責聲明>：本文章僅供參考，並不是專業的醫療建議，如果你有任何疑慮或特殊的身體狀況，請在食用補充品或補充劑或改變飲食習慣前諮詢專業醫療人員。
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