Weight Loss Motivation Advice

Stop being mean to yourself

You can like the way you look. And you can like the way you are. And you can like yourself. It is up to you to decide.

So stop being mean to yourself. When you hear yourself saying bad things about yourself, stop it.

Don't be mean to a friend--be a friend to yourself.

Here's an example: When you go shopping and the salesperson says, "That's a good color for you," or "That looks nice," or "What a cute blouse," they are telling you something.

They are telling you that you look good. They are telling you that those clothes look good on you. Buy it. Wear it. Tell yourself that it looks good. It does look good.

When you start doing this you will look better. You will feel better. You will be a better person. It can make a big difference in your life.

It is OK to like yourself

Imagine you are talking to a friend, and you hear yourself saying:

"You are so fat."

"You're ugly."

"Your hips are awful."

"You look like a cow."

"Everybody is going to laugh at you in that bathing suit."

"What a pig!"

"How did you let yourself get so fat?"

"Loser!!!"

If you talked to your friend that way, you wouldn't be much of a friend, would you?

You are valuable

Well, you deserve friends. And you deserve to be treated well.

You have good qualities. You are valuable. You don't deserve to be ridiculed and put down.

You really don't have a right to talk badly about someone you know. It is mean and it is not right.

And you don't have the right to talk badly about yourself either. It's just as mean as talking badly about somebody else.

Be nice to yourself

You look in the mirror. You don't like the way your hips and thighs look. So you say to yourself, "Ughh. I look awful. Disgusting. I'm so fat!"

Well, it's time to stop that. It's not OK. It's not fair to you. It's not right. It's mean.

You have to stop being mean to yourself.

You've heard this haven't you?:

It's not true.

Words do hurt

Words can cause a lot of damage. Words can tear you down. They can make you feel bad about yourself.

But words can also build you up. And you need building up.

So the time to start is right now. No more being mean to yourself.

You don't like your thighs? Fine. But there is something about you that is good. Maybe it's your eyes. Or your hands. Or your hair.

Say to yourself--"I look nice today"

So when you look in the mirror you don't say, "I look awful." Instead, put on your best smile and say, "My hair looks good today. My eyes look good today. And I look good today!"

Oh. And when you say it, mean it.

You don't mean it? Well, then change your mind. It's the easiest thing to do there is.

You can change your mind

Is red your favorite color? Then make blue your favorite color. For an hour or a day or a minute, make blue your favorite color. Then pick another one. How about yellow?

Tomorrow red can be your favorite color again.

It's the easiest thing to do in the world.

Is lemon pie your favorite? Well, when they're out of lemon pie, make cherry pie your favorite! Lemon pie can be your favorite again next week!

If you think that's a strange idea, try it. Anything can be your favorite. Any color. Any flavor. Any season. For a minute or an hour or forever. It's up to you to decide.

Starting today, be nice to yourself. You deserve it!

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