FullaBella's Journal, 01 Oct 13

Brain dead today so I thought I'd share something copied from Calorie Count. Hope you're having a good Tuesday :-) No, that's not Mushy.



Seven Ways to Stave Off Self-Stigma

Because it’s important to be aware of your own thoughts and feelings about your weight, it’s important to build up your self-confidence and self-acceptance so that you can take the proper steps to getting and staying healthy.

Write a Love Letter to Yourself

When you’re down you can pull it out and remind yourself of your worth and value to yourself, friends and family, and the world at large. Michelle May, M.D. recently shared on this topic. Read her letter here.

Disassociate Numbers from Your Value

You are not a better person just because you lose weight. Getting healthier is what’s important and that means you are better on day one, not after you lose 10 lbs.

Affirm Yourself

You’re a great person in one aspect or another and you’ll need to play that up and shine a light on the good that you do because when you get down on yourself, you may need to recall positive moments.

Speak Up

Grin and bear it no way to improve your self-esteem. Just as you shouldn’t bury your true feelings about yourself, you shouldn’t let someone else make you feel uncomfortable without letting them know it.

Take Pictures

Stop avoiding picture-taking and sharing simply because you don’t like your appearance. People who love you want to know how you are, and whether that’s in social media, or all in good fun, you shouldn’t deprive them or yourself from great memories.

Skip the Pity Party

While you should be aware of your failings and speak up about your past and present hurts, try not to throw a pity party with yourself or others. Unfortunately there are too many things about life that we can’t change, and trying to connect the dots is exhausting, and more importantly, it won’t make things better.

Try Again

The hardest hurdles to overcome are those that you’ve tried to jump over and failed at doing so in the past. It’s almost as if we say to ourselves, I can’t do that after that first try. It’s a defensive mechanism not to try something again, but if you really want to gain confidence, try something until you can do it, even if it means failing a few more times.

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