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One thing that’s true is that you have to be your own best cheerleader. You have to get yourself up out of bed every day and psych yourself up to meet the daily challenge of getting and making healthy choices throughout the day, along with anything else that may come your way. That can be tough on those days when it’s enough to just meet the challenge of getting up and out of your bed!
Morning is a good time to prepare yourself for any stressful situations that might come up during the day and trigger you to overeat or make other bad choices. Take some time to come up with some real solutions in advance of any potential problems you’re able to anticipate. Planning, and being prepared, will help.
We also need to find support outside of ourselves. Don’t be afraid to ask all of your significant others and maybe some not-so-significant others in your life for help. Family members, friends, work associates and anyone and everyone you live with should be aware of what you’re trying to do and what you’re up against. And you can let all these people know how they can help. Talk to them and be specific about what they can do.
It’s probably best to turn to a parent or brother or sister or friend or partner or spouse who has been supportive in the past. But whatever you do, don’t set yourself up for disappointment by trying to get support from someone who can’t give it. It may sound funny, but sometimes it helps to make a list of the supportive people in your life. Of course you already know who they are; but sometimes just looking over a list of names can help you get over any feelings of isolation.
Beyond your immediate circle of friends and family is a world full of people who can provide support and motivation and help fight the isolation of trying lose weight or heal yourself in other ways on your own. If you know at least one person who shares your same struggle, you may be able to form an informal alliance to help each other. Maybe you’ll cook and eat together, exercise together, share healthy recipes and nutrition information, or attend group meetings together. Maybe you’ll form your own larger group of similar minds that can meet on a regular basis to discuss and trade ideas about health challenges, solutions, and motivation. The bottom line is that you need to surround yourself with supportive people and ask for help when you need it.
