Feeling Good About Myself

Feeling good about myself is essential (for me) to staying on a path to better health and fitness. Until recently I only briefly glanced at myself in a mirror as I was washing my face or brushing my teeth and hair. I’ve had to learn to look at myself in the mirror and see the good physical things about myself. I see things in the mirror that are very different than what I see when I look at a photo of myself.

Today I looked at myself in the same old clothes, but to me they looked different. The shirt went in a little more at the waist. My logical side tells me that I’m only a little overweight now, but for a long time my emotional side has been telling me that I don’t look good. I see a healthy looking woman staring back at me and though I still have some weight to lose, I feel much better about myself.

I will hold off taking another photo of myself for a bit. I need to hold on to that image of myself in the mirror for just a bit longer. I know once the extra weight is gone, the journey to maintaining this new lifestyle will be very long. I don't need to discourage myself now.