I was only reflecting this morning on the importance of friendships to our level of motivation. For too many years I surrounded myself with friends who did nothing to aid my motivation, self-love or happiness. In fact, if I am honest the friendships I was used to were destructive and demotivating.
Eventually I realised that my permanent weight loss came when I was truly happy and self-loving enough to seek out friendships that fed my soul. These are the ones with people who...
1. Bring a ray of sunshine in your life just when you need it;
2. Are joyful for you when you have good news;
3. Are supportive and challenging but not judgmental;
4. Will tell you the truth;
5. Tell you how wonderful, unique and beautiful you are;
6. Love you and all your 'wobbly bits';
7. Accept you just as you are - the good and the bad;
8. Support your dreams and aspirations;
9. Encourage your self-loving actions;
10. Love the person you are now and the one you were born to be.
And the most important friendship of all turned out to be with myself! After all, there is only one person who can give you exactly the love you desire, the one person who knows exactly how to love and take care of you - YOU. The problem for most of us is that we do not treat ourselves as true friends.
Just think about is a minute. Would you say the critical things to a friend you loved dearly that you think and say to yourself? No of course not! Your friendships would not last very long, would they? So now is the time to begin to be your own best friends, to give the loving support you really do deserve.
The funny thing is, once I personally began to fill the roles of friendship for myself, true and wonderful new friends began to come into my life. And the remarkable thing is, as my friendships grew with the people who fed my soul, so my unhealthy relationship with food diminished.
Chrissie Webber is a published author and weight management motivation coach. Through her online company http://www.lifeshapers.co.uk/ she offers support, motivation and re-parenting to the 95% - 97% of dieters who are still struggling to find the weight they were born to be. Her web site and blog [http://www.chrissiewebber.co.uk/] offer motivation 'Keys' that help children, parents and adults discover a life without guilt, shame and self-loathing. To learn/relearn the skills of 'Conscious Eating' and how to live in harmony with food and nature become an online member today: http://www.lifeshapers.co.uk/
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