Put your hand up if the scale has ever gotten you down, if you've ever told yourself you're useless or stupid, or if you've ever eaten something just to make yourself feel better -- and then suffered through the guilt afterwards. Wow, look at all those hands! If you're like a lot of people, you've gotten into a rut while riding the weight loss bandwagon, forgetting that the big picture is a healthy body and a healthy mind.
It's time now to reinvent yourself! Not that there's anything wrong with you, of course. But it's time to stop plodding along the same route. It's time rediscover yourself and take on a whole new attitude!
Take the "Reinvention of Me" pledge - and take it as often as you need to!
FitWatch's "Reinvention of Me" Pledge
I promise to be kind to myself, especially through my thoughts and actions. I am a good person, worthy of respect.
I promise to silence my inner critic whose negative energy always seems to drag me down. That critic will no longer have power over me.
I promise to find a source of comfort other than food. When I need to feel better, I will do that activity instead of eating.
I promise to make good food choices the majority of time; my body deserves the good, clean energy of healthy, nutritious food.
I promise to be active every day, even if it's only for a few minutes; the power of movement will energize me to move more and more each day.
I promise to remember that I am much more than a number on a scale and to love my body exactly as it is right now.
I promise to spend time each day reflecting on how I'm feeling; only through knowing where I am now can I get to where I want to be.
I promise to remove "I should" and "I must" and replace them with "I want to" and "I will." Such small words will have a powerful impact on my attitude.
I promise to surround myself with positive and energetic people and to brush off the negative energy of people who bring me down.
And most importantly, I promise to be my own best friend and to work hard towards the reinvention of ME?
Suzanne Hiscock has been interested in fitness and nutrition for over 16 years. She is the owner of Fitwatch Inc. and developer of the FitWatch Fitness Tracker, an online food and exercise tracker. You can visit the site at http://www.fitwatch.com for a variety of fitness calculators and tools, including an online calorie counter. | |
