Be Beautiful!
I hear a lot of people say “when I lose weight” or “after I am skinny”. They say this in relation to things they will do, or how they will feel (especially when it comes to feeling beautiful or being happy). Do you know how many people say that over and over again and yet they never get to the point where they are “skinny”? Have you ever thought that the two may be related?
You bet they are related. If you do not love and respect yourself, you will not treat yourself the way you need to be treated. You will not feel that you deserve to be healthy or beautiful. You will continue to stand in your own way; you will sabotage your own efforts. You will not believe that you can change. You will not be able to see a better future for yourself or visualize yourself as a healthy, happy woman. Have you ever received a compliment and then went out and eaten a half gallon of ice cream? Have you ever wondered WHY you do that?
The worst thing about this is that it is a vicious cycle. You do not feel beautiful, confident or happy and you feel you need to do something about it. But because you do not like yourself very much you have a hard time getting the motivation to make positive changes. Or if you do, you sabotage yourself. Then, because you “failed”, you hate yourself even more. Wouldn’t a more logical first step be to learn to love and respect yourself just a little bit more?
I know, it’s easier said than done. I have been there. I have been to the very bottom of the pit of self-despair. I truly believe that I hated myself. And because I despised nearly everything about myself, I found that everything that I did was done in order to make myself feel better about who I was. I put off doing things, including things that would have made a positive impact on my health and happiness, because I “needed to lose weight”. Who says only “skinny” people should wear lingerie or go skinny dipping? Or go hiking in the woods on a hot day? Or get a much needed makeover? And who the hell says that you don’t deserve love and respect just because you carry some extra weight?
You do not need to wait to be “beautiful”. You ARE beautiful. If you need to work a little to make yourself feel better, DO IT. You deserve it – pamper yourself a little! If a haircut and a little make up or a new outfit lift your spirits, then treat yourself. And remember how you feel afterward. This is the feeling that will carry you forward, that will propel you in a positive direction. You need to eat healthy and incorporate activity into your schedule because you DESERVE it.
If you do not love or respect yourself as much as you should, and it is standing in the way of your health and happiness, I challenge you to do something about it. You need to believe that you do great things, that you can change your life in a big way. You need to be honest with yourself about where you stand today so you know in which direction you should venture. You need to take action NOW rather than later. And it always helps to have some support along the way.
I want to invite you to a FREE information call about RESOLVE: 4 Weeks to a Healthier You! I’ll be giving you some tips on how you can ease into a healthier lifestyle by not only taking some positive action steps and making realistic goals but by changing your mindset. Learning to change the way you think about yourself is the most powerful tool to getting a leaner, healthier body.
RESOLVE – 4 Weeks to a Healthier You!
FREE INFORMATION CALL
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
9 pm EST
It’s time to be beautiful. Not “when you lose weight” or “1 year from now” or whenever you expect to reach your goals. The time is now. You are beautiful and strong and you know what you want – what you DESERVE. It doesn’t matter how long you have looked the way you do now or what health problems you may be experiencing. If you put off being beautiful, you put off living your life. You are wasting precious moments that you will never get back.
There will be some time-sensitive information shared on the call – you don’t want to miss it! If you can’t make the call, don’t worry – the call will be recorded and you will still be able to take advantage of the special bonuses shared on the call.
I look forward to seeing you on the call!
Holly
