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At age 13, 53 percent of American girls say they’re unhappy with their bodies. That number rises to 78 percent by the time they reach 17. Even at 60, almost a third of women feel self-conscious about their bodies. Two-thirds of women expressed a desire to lose weight.
Unfortunately, those numbers aren’t a shock, especially when you take into account the role of social media and popular culture. A pair of studies found 70 percent of college age women say they felt worse about their own looks after reading women’s magazines.
So maybe rather than embracing a diet that centers around dropping pounds, the health program you choose might want to center around creating happiness within at the same time. That’s the premise behind the BetterMe behavioral healthcare program.
BetterMe is a weight management app rooted in the belief that major life changes start with a healthy mindset first. So while BetterMe Health Coaching includes a full range of tactics for getting healthy through workouts and better eating, BetterMe’s main approach hones in on creating a behavior-changing healthy lifestyle through psychology.
Crafted for those just starting their weight loss journey, BetterMe starts with a quick quiz delving into you and your unique health and wellness situation. With that information about your level of activity, food preferences, available time and more, BetterMe creates a customized meal and workout plan optimized by dietitians and coaches.
BetterMe’s holistic approach to health offers recipes and workout routines, along with an easy-to-follow app-based interface that makes it simple to track your progress and stick with your new routine.
But the true heart of the BetterMe philosophy is in unlocking the psychology that influences your decisions about food, fitness, and your own thoughts about you.
Built in conjunction with psychologists, the BetterMe plan includes a path to changing behaviors over the course of 6 to 12 months. Just like the diet and fitness plan, users are introduced to a psychology-based daily plan centered around improving the user’s relationships with food and the body toward creating long-term healthy habits.
BetterMe asks questions that prompt users to change their mindset and worldview. As a result, this helps improve relationships with food and the body and create long-term healthy habits. They work on the core issues at the center of each person’s health and weight concerns, not the consequence.
Since launching in 2016, BetterMe has amassed over 100 million downloads in 189 countries and 10 languages. Part of what’s attracting so many users is BetterMe’s commitment to inclusion, with workout and wellness routines keyed to all types of users, including seniors, physically challenged users, and even whole families.
Those ready to change their bodies and themselves can start by downloading the BetterMe: Health Coaching app and get started now. New members can also get 30 percent off their subscription when they use the promo code BetterMe-Plan-21 during checkout.
The editors at SheFinds wrote this post on behalf of BetterMe and received compensation as part of our agreement.
