What's your Weight Watcher's Experience?
from Merrium-Webster.com and from Dictionary.com:CONTEMPT: (n)
a : the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
b : lack of respect or reverence for somethingCONTENT: (adj)
a : pleased and satisfied : not needing more
b : satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
If you're feeling less than satisfied with your weight management I wonder if it has anything to do with the way you "see" yourself carrying out the day to day tasks of your weight journey? What happens when you slip up? In which situations do you tend to berate or scold yourself? Does talking to yourself that way tend to motivate you to find your way or does it send you off on a deeper path? Do you believe that being kind to yourself is selfish?
Remind yourself that ups and downs are a natural part of weight management and they're bound to happen to all of us. That means when you scold yourself after eating the 5th cookie from the sleeve, you're actually berating yourself for something that is NOT going to be changed by that rebuke!
So, how do we make the change? Good question!
First, we have to try to understand what keeps us from being compassionate to ourselves and secondly working to find specific ways to cultivate self compassion, such as:
1. Use a positive mantras to counteract Automatic Negative Thoughts (A.N.T).
2. REFRAMING: Look for the positive intent behind the negative behavior, acknowledging it then find an alternative way to achieve the positive intention. (e.g. Take a hot shower for comfort instead of eating comfort food)
3. Invoke the help of one or more of our 5 new BFF's whom we met in the meeting this week:~ The Security Blanket
~ The Answer Lady
~ The Straight Shooter
~ The Self Carer, and
~ The Adventurer
4. Remember that food is for "Nourishment", not "Nurture-ment"
NURTURING COMES FROM WITHIN.
And, finally for those who asked me:
BEING NICE TO YOURSELF
By Linda Wilwert
WW Leader
Today I overheard a conversation, and it made me very sad.
You see it was about the very best friend I ever had.
They said that when she looked in a mirror the only thing she’d see
Is where the little was too big and where the big just shouldn’t be.
She’s critical of every little thing she ever does– right to the letter;
She blames herself for all that’s wrong – after all, she should know better.
They said she hates her body – but of course, why wouldn’t she?
“What is there to love,” she’d say, “when you have a shape like me?”
They said they’ve heard her say awful things about herself– so many, such a shame;
But when they ask her why, she said, it’s herself who is to blame.
She never seems to lose her weight or if she does, she gains it back.
Just when things are going well, she sabotages every snack.
She heard them say she’s sorry but there’s nothing she can do
They see her cry and never laugh and always look so blue.
She knows she is responsible for everything that could go wrong
She looks at life so sadly and sings the same sad song.
Today I overheard a conversation and it made me very sad.
You see it was about the very best friend I ever had.
The conversation that I heard, I heard before getting out of bed.
The conversation was the one I heard from deep inside MY head.
So today’s for starting over; starting over fresh and new
Today is for forgiving myself for silly things I do.
It’s about letting go – for changing things and for saying “I BELIEVE”
In all the big and little things all along the journey I’ve ACHIEVED!
I’ve missed so much by looking down; I could have looked so far ahead,
Today is for changing that and being NICE TO ME instead!!
Today’s a day for saying “ I can do this too!”
Today SOMEONE deserves the best of everything
PLEASE MAKE THAT SOMEONE YOU!
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