becomes a reason to feel sorry for
yourself. If you are someone who
knows that you say this to yourself,
stop it today. If you want to lose
weight and change how you feel,
awesome. It certainly is not going
to help if you constantly berate
yourself. If you started a new fitness
journey and had a friend who
stood by and said, “Why bother?
You’re fat,” you’d likely tell them to
buzz off, right? So don’t continue
saying it to yourself. Each time you
catch yourself saying I’m fat, try to
turn it around to a positive. I am
awesome just the way I am, and i
am working each day to become
more awesome. I am beautiful. I am
trying hard. I am doing something
to improve my situation.
I’m old.
I hear
this one
often, even out of the mouths
of people younger than myself.
It’s another excuse. I believe
energy builds energy. If you
commit to making a few small
You see, you are the only
person who is with you,
coaching you through every
situation in your life. You may
have a mentor, therapist, or
partner with whom you share
specific challenges, yet at the
end of the day, you are your
best (or worst) internal coach.
Are you more of a cheerleader
or a heckler? If you say any of
the following three negative
phrases to yourself, or use them
to describe yourself to others, I
urge you to change the habit.
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I’m fat.
I can totally
relate to
this one; I have struggled with
eating disorders since about age
ten. No matter how thin I got, I
would always look in the mirror
with disgust and think, I’m fat. It
is a terrible feeling that I know so
many people, especially young
girls and women, grapple with
on a daily basis. The worst byproduct of saying this phrase is the
self-sabotage that comes along
with it. It becomes an excuse to
make poor nutrition choices. It
positive changes in your lifestyle
in terms of health and fitness,
you will feel younger almost
immediately. If someone says they
feel old, chances are that they
are not eating well, not sleeping
enough, and not moving enough.
Because I maintain a lifestyle of
eating healthy eighty percent
of the time, moving every day,
and taking care of myself, I feel
younger at age forty than I ever
did in my twenties. Do you really
want to give up and give in? If
you are still alive and kicking, you
have the opportunity to create
new habits that will make you
feel more energized. Start taking
a close look at how you spend
your time, what you put into your
body, and how much you move
each day. Take ownership and
responsibility for the activities
you are choosing that make you
feel old. Age is just a number;
you have the power to feel better,
younger, and healthier. Why not
start today?
I can’t.
This is the worst offender,
the dream crusher. You
must eliminate this phrase
from your vocabulary. No
matter what, reverse this
phrase when you catch
yourself saying it internally
or out loud. If you tell
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