RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WEIGHT LOSS: REWARD YOURSELF
Remember when you were a kid and you brought home an excellent report card? You knew that your high grades would earn praise from your parents, and you looked forward to hearing what a good student you were. The quarters that you’d get from Grandpa weren’t bad, either.
All of us like to be recognized for what we do well. This is just as true when we’re trying to lose weight as when we earned an “A” in arithmetic.
Some of the most memorable rewards that you receive will come from others. But even more important are the rewards that you give yourself.
Remember the first commandment, “Believe in yourself”? When you acknowledge each weight-loss goal that you have achieved, you are honoring the commitment and hard work that you’ve put into creating a new, healthier life for yourself. You don’t have to wait for the big, “I-lost-75-pounds!” sorts of goals, either. Something as small as adding an extra mile to your daily walk or not eating french fries for a week can be cause for celebration.
So go ahead! Take a half-day off from work. Go shopping. Get a manicure. Buy tickets to the Yankees game. Do something that you really love but don’t usually make the time to do.
When you reward yourself for a job well-done, you reinforce your belief in yourself and tell yourself that you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished. It makes you want to do more, to see how far you can go. And that’s what living life to the fullest is all about.
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