Ok sit down with a pad and then write out
1. What exactly is happening with your diet/weight at present?
2. What would you rather happen instead ?
3. When did you first realise that you wanted this new goal ?
4. What have you already been doing to get your goal ?
5. What are you going to continue to do to get to your goal ?
6. What are you going to stop doing immediately which is stopping you from getting to your goal ?
Now pick a time in the future, this may be a special event you have planned, or it may just be 1,2 or even 5 years from now.
Get a sheet of paper and write the date in the future at the top.
Imagine that the period of time has passed between now and this date, you are sitting there in the future on that date having got to your goal, you are truly happy in your life, doing what you want to do and being the real you.
Write 'Dear Me'
And then start to write to yourself, tell yourself how the journey has been, what you did that worked really well, what techniques and ideas you found to 'cope' with certain issues and what good things you have achieved.
Explain to yourself what you had to drop along the way and the benefits in doing that.
Try and keep the letter bright, breezy and fun, you are so excited at having your goals that you want to tell yourself just how amazing the journey was.
Go into minute detail of what you did, what you learnt, who you used for advice and what little hints and tips you can give yourself now.
Don't worry if it seems far fetched or unlikely, just go with the flow and really put yourself in the mindset of the successful goal getter.
Then when you have finished the letter leave it for a few days, then read it back to yourself, bring yourself back to now and read the advice as you will know it is all excellent advice and very relevant to you as you wrote it!
I promise you this little exercise is fantastic and well worth the effort.
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