ok i tried everything from self help books to those corney thing u do in the mirror where u tell yourself u love yourself… but doesn't seem to work. im 21 and have a 2 year old. i look and feel exhausted all the time, i have saddle bags.. i have cellulite and stretch marks, little boobs… the list goes on in my mind. with a 2 year old u don't really have time for yourself so i can only do so much exercise without my son jumping on me. i go for walks once a day (1 mile walk). my boyfriend says im beautiful, but i don't see it. i have a hard time getting naked without feeling completely uneasy. we only have sex once a month because of this and i don't have the money to get work done to me… someone please help before i loose him to my self image…

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Try getting a hair cut or styled a different way. Also, look at what you are eating. If you are eating unhealthy and switch to more healthy foods, you can drop some weight pretty easily. There are creams out there for stretch marks, try some out.

You should really listen and take to heart what your boyfriend is saying. I had self esteem issues when my boyfriend and I started dating and I would always complain about the way I looked. Now, 2 years later, I will be 21 in November and have gained weight. I wish that I wasn't worrying about what I looked like at the beginning of our relationship because now its a tiny worse then it was.

Moral: Things could always be worse. You don't want to wish you didn't worry so much when they weren't as bad.

Get a new outfit that makes you feel sexy. Wow your boyfriend. It will make you feel wonderful. :)

Good luck to you and keep your chin up!

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You should try just eating superior it sounds like you do good with getting some exercise in your daily route and also i'd push up the number of times you have sex with your boyfriend.. just push your self a little harder to do it and you'll realize that it does enhance your mood. I changed these few tiny simple things and realized a large difference in my mood and my thoughts about myself.
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Talk with your physician. He has the ability to guide you to whom to speak about this problem.
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listen to your boyfriend, but try to get him to comprehend that you still have insecurities, if he adores you for the way that you are now, he should support your desire to improve yourself as well.

try to step up your sexual activity. Regular sex can improve your mood, make your skin look better (which should help your not look so tired), and burns calories, which will help you lose weight.

talk to a physician about your eating and exercise habits and see what they advocate. its good that you go on regular walks, but it might not be helping too much if you're eating the wrong foods.

many fitness centers offer childcare services to their members, you might want to look into that as well.

buy an outfit or two that you really like, do something different with your hair or makeup (if you wear it). purchase a push up bra to wear. sometimes tiny adjustments make a world of difference.

the biggest thing is, when your boyfriend or anyone else tells you that you're beautiful, pretty, or gives you any other kind of compliment, listen to it. They wouldn't be saying it if they didn't mean it.

I'm not perfect myself, really nobody actually is, just remember that everyone is beautiful in thier own way. Don't let the “perfect image” that is portrayed to you in the media stop you from thinking this.