Fat, Not good enough, lazy...these are words that most of us would never direct towards another person...so how come we can say it to ourselves? The way that I talk to myself, it isn't surprising that I get down about how I look or what the numbers on the scale say. I am really mean to me!
Now, I have heard from beauty magazines, uplifting advertisements and books to "BE KIND" to myself. Logically, I understand that I should be kinder to myself...but how do I just stop the habitual internal dialogue that goes on all day, every day? How do we just "learn" to love ourselves and be happy with our weight loss accomplishments?
I have lost 35 kilos (over 70lb) so far in my weight loss journey...you would think that I would be proud of myself...cheer myself on and pat myself on the back...but no. Instead, I look at a dress that I still cannot fit into and tell myself that I won't be good enough until I can wear it easily. Truth is, I feel like there is a good chance that when I can fit into that dress, I will find a smaller one that I need to fit into in order to feel good...and so on, and so on.
I try to remind myself every day of the success that I have had so far...and I think we all need a little "self-love" most of the time. Remember, no matter how much we have to lose...every single one of us has taken the next step. We should be proud of ourselves!
Let's all do something this month that our future self will thank us for!!