Healthy Inner Dialogue

Day 18

Let’s take care of first things first. There’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is I didn’t lose any weight this week. STUPID SCALE. However, I did drop a whopping FIVE inches. We love the tape measure. The scale can get bent!

Ok. I feel better. Now on to the purpose of today’s post.

Whether we realize it or not, we all have an inner dialogue. It’s that inner voice that convinces you to do the right thing or goes dark just when you need a voice of reason to tell you that it’s probably not a good idea to go 4-wheelin in the snow at 2 am. I belong to an online group called bflspirit.com. Many of us are starting our 2nd week of a 12 week challenge. Participants are required to keep an online journal and participate in group chats. In reading all of the posts online, I am amazed at the way we tend to talk to ourselves.

How many of us are guilty of calling ourselves stupid, fat, lazy, idiot, etc.? How many of us have beaten ourselves up over something that, in the grand scheme of things, doesn’t really matter? We say things to ourselves that we would never say to our loved ones. Would you ever tell your best friend that he or she is stupid? Doubt it. Would you tell your wife she’s fat? Not if you want to live to see tomorrow. So, why is it ok to say these things to ourselves?

I’ve been working on my inner voice for a few weeks now. And, let me tell you, she’s turning out to be a pretty good friend. (When I let her). For instance: this morning I was lying in bed telling myself that I’d workout later because I had a hard time sleeping last night. My inner voice said “Margaret, you really don’t feel that bad and you’ve been laying here for 10 minutes trying to go back to sleep and yet you’re still awake. Now get up and go do your workout. You’ll feel much better. And, you can crash and be lazy when you get home tonight.”

My inner voice was right. I do feel better and I’m looking forward to some quality lazy time in front of TV followed by going to bed at a reasonable hour. I didn’t lose weight this week. But, it’s not because I did anything wrong. In fact, I’m confident that I’m doing things right. I’m tweaking a couple of things. More water… less nuts.

Today I choose to listen to my inner voice tell me that it’s fantastic that I lost 5 inches in a week. She says keep up the good work. And, that’s what I’m going to do. What is your inner voice telling you?  Remember that you are the best friend you’re ever going to have. Act accordingly.

Cheers!
Margaret

Starting Weight 247
Current Weight 243.5
Pounds Lost: 3.5
Inches Lost: 5

• Beginning Bust: 49" Current Bust: 47” - 2.00”
• Beginning Waist: 42.75" Current Waist: 42” - 0.75”
• Beginning Hips: 53" Current Hips 52” - 1.00”
• Beginning Thighs: 29" Current Thighs: 28.5” - 0.5”
• Beginning Calves: 18" Current Calves: 18” - 0.00
• Beginning Neck: 17" Current Neck: 16” - 1.00