Start feeling fabulous

Do you ever wake up in the morning, stretch, and think to yourself, “I’m so tired of feeling fat and ugly”? Me too! I find myself either thinking one of two things. I must lose weight or  my thinking causes me to do nothing and eat more in fear of never be able to get the weight off and never being able to start feeling fabulous. 

I've set myself some goals and I thought I'd share them with you lovely people that may feel or be having the same thoughts as me.

Firstly make Sure You Really Need to Lose Weight

Sometimes you feel fat when you really aren’t even overweight. This can be from overeating, medications, or even a false sense of how you really look. I’ve had friends who were convinced they were overweight but medically speaking they weren’t. They wanted to lose weight to feel better about themselves, but strictly speaking they didn’t really need to lose any weight at all. The public and media has moulded many of us to have a warped perception of ourselves.

Discover the reason you feel fat. It’s okay to acknowledge that you are overweight, but you shouldn’t call yourself names. Start thinking about yourself in a better light. Write down at least two positive physical and non-physical qualities about yourself a day for a week and then analyse each and every quality you found within yourself the week that follows. Here are some examples if you're having trouble

Physical:

What is one physical feature you like about yourself?

Name five physical abilities you have. (Hint: Being able to run, walk, ride a bike, work out, hold down a physically demanding job, etc.)

Non-Physical:

What are some qualities people compliment you on? (Hint: Kindness, sense of humor, honesty, ability to hold an engaging conversation, making people feel at home, etc.)

Write down your talents and abilities. And yes, everyone has them. (Hint: Work competency, education accomplishments, creative endeavors, etc.)

Once you have a list, commit to adding to it week by week.

Have a Written Plan!

Doing nothing about the way you feel will often lead to a sense of inadequacy. If you aren’t moving toward your goal of losing weight, then yes, you might feel defeated and even fat. Write down your plans, weight loss intentions and plan out your day, what you will eat, what exercises you will attempt. Preparation is the key!

Do and Say Something Nice to Yourself Every Day

Feeling fat sometimes translates into not being kind to yourself. Make sure to say and do something nice for yourself every single day. Stop calling yourself ugly names and say nice things about yourself, even if you don’t mean it at first. Keep at it until you start to believe all those positive messages.

Focus on Activities Outside of Weight Loss. You don't always have to go to the gym. Go on a nice walk or even walk to the shop instead of driving. 

Taking your mind off of exercising with the sole purpose of losing weight can lift your spirits and make you feel better about yourself. 

All subjects i speak about will soon be followed by a vlog, getting a number of different people involved to see a wide range of thoughts and feelings on all of these interesting topics.

Signed

Jaydsworld