Monday, February 5, 2024

Debbie's Weekly "Food for Thought" 02/05/24 - New Day, New Attitude!

Hello my Friends and Happy February 💗

As we start February, we will be focusing this month on our theme of "LOVE THE LIFESTYLE", all month we will be celebrating success by creating a lifestyle that you love.

This week we kick it off with "Eat foods you LOVE", finding the right for you foods is kind of like a dating game, it takes a few tries, some knock-backs and upsets before we find the right kind of date, and if like me it's been many years, (okay a lifetime and soooo long ago), this could feel very uncomfortable, so why would we put in the effort?

I hear you, trying to find the right foods that stick and become part of a lifestyle takes time, and this week in our workshop we will be exploring the "Food Dating Game", I hope you will make a point of being there.

We have an opportunity now February is here to focus on our attitudes, mainly towards our own selves, as this is where most of our struggles are created.  If you do not think you deserve to be healthier, or you don't want to put in the work, dig a little deeper and ask yourself WHY?

Why do you feel this way?

Why do you believe this nonsense?

This month it's time to bring on the "Self-Love", and for some, maybe it's also time for an attitude adjustment too.

What is an attitude adjustment?
You can learn to change your outlook. This attitude adjustment requires being mindful of your thoughts, purposefully editing out any negativity and replacing it with more realistic and positive thinking. Our thinking patterns and attitudes develop over time and become habitual and automatic.
Here is a challenge for you:
  1. Determine how long you want to do the challenge for, maybe a few days, a week, maybe a month. 
  2. Each morning take 20 minutes to do something that you love to do and do it!.  It could be, walk the dog, drink your coffee in silence, listen to your favorite songs, read a book or your daily Bible reading, do workout, practice meditation or yoga.
  3. Tell yourself something positive after your 20 minutes of self love time.
  4. Pay attention to how you feel in yourself and how you interact to others the rest of the day, and note it down.
Loving ourselves gets easier with practice.  

Steps to Achieving Total Self-Love
  1. Stop comparing yourself to others. ...
  2. Don't worry about others' opinions. ...
  3. Allow yourself to make mistakes. ...
  4. Remember your value doesn't lie in how your body looks. ...
  5. Don't be afraid to let go of toxic people. ...
  6. Process your fears. ...
  7. Trust yourself to make good decisions for yourself.
Click here to read more steps and the full article:  https://www.healthline.com/health/13-self-love-habits-every-woman-needs-to-have
What is the first step to self-love?Starting on the path of self-love begins with self-awareness. Notice your thoughts, feelings and actions. Begin to recognize what makes you smile or what makes you feel uneasy. Once you have a better understanding of yourself, you can start taking steps toward treating yourself with more kindness and respect.


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