Many young girls are waiting in long lines to shop at Brandy Melville, an Italian fashion brand. We can see different kinds of small skirts, tiny T-shirts, skinny (紧身的) jeans in the shop. Everything seems to be designed only for ______ girls. Teenagers are facing a lot of pressure to lose weight and fit into the latest fashions. Is it really necessary for them to pay much attention to their appearances (外貌)?

A girl named Zhang Lin who comes from Shanghai wanted to be thinner very much. She didn’t have ______ at school with her classmates. She became thin quickly at first, but later she found ______ difficult to be on diet on school days. She often felt hungry and sleepy in the afternoon. She couldn’t focus on her study ______ without having enough food and her grades dropped. Learning a lesson from that experience, she still wants to be thinner, but she will never try the ways that may ______ harm to health.

Pictures, videos, advertisements and shop windows keep feeding us messages about ______ we should look. That’s why it’s hard to love your body these days. But according to Psychology Today (今日心理学), ______ your appearances can make you happier. You should follow body-positive (健康形体) people online. They’ll show you that there's not only one standard (标准) for beauty. What’s more, you should practice thanking your body. Try to be grateful ______ being ashamed (羞耻的) of it. The last, focus on your inner (内在的) self-worth rather than the appearances. You can be an attractive (有魅力的) person ______ you are thin or not as long as you have inner beauty.

Loving your body doesn’t ______ that you can’t achieve health goals. However, when you achieve them with love and support for yourself, you’re more likely to get there.