Well…today is New Years Eve eve and it’s time to start thinking about those New Years resolutions. I make them every year and every single year, I stop doing them by the end of January. Why? Mainly because I go about making the resolutions the wrong way. They usually involve me saying something like:
“My New Years resolution is to lose weight so my butt isn’t so big”
How does saying something negative about myself motivate me to do something positive? It doesn’t. All it does is have me focus on the wrong thing and if we spend all of our time and energy focusing on the negative, it leaves us with very little energy to focus on the positive. In fact, I told you a couple weeks ago about how I was teaming up with Special K and Tyra Banks to Fight Fat Talk and they did a survey that proved the more positive you are about weight management, the more success they had in losing weight or maintaining their weight.
Unfortunately, when I go shopping, I often have so many negative thoughts going through my head as I look at myself in the mirror. But that is all going to change. My 2014 New Years resolution is to have a more positive outlook about myself and my body image. If I’m being completely honest, I do have weight to lose, but like the Special K survey showed, if I focus on the positive, the rest will fall into place.
“My 2014 New Years resolution is to get healthy and help my family get healthy. If I lose weight in the process…GREAT!”
Wouldn’t it be great if stores had more mirrors like the one I found when I was at the mall the other day?
So what do you say? Will you join me and Special K to #FightFatTalk? Try to remember these tips below to help you out:
- Think before you speak
- Change the conversation when Fat Talk comes up
- Stop comparing yourself to other women
- Say something you like about yourself every time you self-criticize
To help us with our weight management journey,Special K offers a wide variety of delicious, guilt-free products that provide protein and fiber! For more information about the delicious food options and to participate in the Special K challenge (an easy and effective way to jump start your weight management plan for 2014), visit www.SpecialK.com. Let’s SHHHHut down the Fat Talk!
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