I’ll be truthfully honest – I used to be a VERY negative
person. The grass was never greener,
everyone was an idiot and it just was not my day. Because of this I was never really happy. I wasn’t happy with myself, I wasn’t happy
with my surroundings, I wasn’t happy with where my life was going – and I wasn’t
doing anything to change it.
After starting my weight loss journey I found that my
tolerance for negative thinking was lessening.
If I thought positively I started to see that more and more positive
things would come to light. I began to
switch up my thinking and began tweaking and changing the things that I didn’t
like. With the help of my boyfriend I
began looking at the things I could NOT change in a different light – a
different angle even.
One thing to remember is that
positivity goes a LONG way! You can and will be amazed with how much happier
you can be when you wheedle out the negative (people/thinking, etc). I realize
sometimes it's hard to see the greener pasture but it’s doable - that is in regard
to anything: weight loss, health, personal life, work, family, stressors etc.
Things only get better if you think them better first.
Make each event a lesson to learn
from. That person that is frustrating
you -- What about them frustrates you – and is it really them or is it you? Have you slipped up and had an “off day”? Don’t
throw in the towel thinking you’re a failure. Chalk it up to a bad day, take note of it,
remember and start over from step 1 the next day or even the very next meal.
Since changing the way I think, I’ve
truly changed my life. I’m a happier
person and I allow myself a moment or two to step back from a frustrating
situation to evaluate and to look at a situation in a different light. Sure I have my moments of sheer annoyance (we
all do) but I don’t let that screw up my whole day, nor do I allow myself to
fester over it (or turn to a whole pizza over).
Keep your chin up, take a deep
breath and withdraw from the negativity. It’s worth it.
