There are newly slim women out there, who still see a fat person when they look in the mirror. Sometimes changing things up with your appearance can help shake that old vision that you have of yourself.

Self-image is your own perception of yourself, or, in other words, the image that you hold in your own head about yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us, and very different from the unbiased truth. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself when you look in that mirror is one of the keys to changing your self-image and your whole world.

Whether it's a new hairstyle, going to your department store and having a makeover at a cosmetics counter, or going and trying on clothes you would never have considered wearing (“oh that's not my style”), and maybe even liking what you've tried on enough to buy it or revamp your wardrobe entirely, any and all of the efforts, little or big, that you make to internalize the dramatic changes you've made to your body will help you keep that new body for a lifetime. Not to mention boost your confidence and self esteem, which is never a bad thing for anyone at any stage of their lives.

You've work very hard, now is the time to go have fun with it, explore who this 'new' you is, find out what your style is now that what you've worked and dreamed and intended is here. Adjusting to this new you can sometimes be a little scary, can sometimes feel like too much change, but we embarked on the journey to change our bodies and lives... so, let's take a step... and another... and another... into our new world, our new reality!

Within the Emerge! Members Section you'll find links to informative pages regarding fashion, makeup, hair, and more, all intended to help you adjust, to tranform, to Emerge, into the new you!