Take care of yourself. Starving yourself is just going to do more damage and make you gain weight in the long term (plus missing out on nutrients can’t be good for your skin and hair). So take better care. Eat well but focus on healthy foods and working out to a reasonable degree. Get enough sleep when you can (this will help with your mood and mindset).

Small things help - like regular face masks, hair masks, doing your nails, keeping grooming up to date. They’ll all keep you looking better and give you a small boost each time.

Focus on your other qualities. Who cares if you’re not the best looking person in the room? Most people of substance would rather hang out with someone who’s fun and has a good time with them than someone who just looks perfect. I’ve finally accepted that while I’m not ugly, I’ll never even be close to the most attractive girl in most rooms. But hey, I like to think I’m kind, a good friend, hilarious/vaguely funny (depending on who you ask) and have a lot going for me in my career. And those qualities are way more important to me than some laugh lines or being a few pounds over a goal weight.

Bear in mind that everyone ages and has stuff about themselves that they don’t love. We’re all eventually going to get grey and wrinkly one day. Would you rather look back and have a life that you enjoyed and really lived? Or have wasted it stressing about what everyone else thinks.