So, you made your New Year's resolution to lose weight and you
had the best intentions, yet you're still struggling to motivate
yourself.
Seem familiar?
Well, it's really not that surprising.
This Monday was Blue Monday, theoretically the most depressing day of the year.
So, why is that?
Well, here are just a few reasons:-
Your nice long Christmas break feels like a lifetime away.
Credit cards bills are landing on the doormat.
You've not yet been paid.
You're getting up in the dark and coming home in the dark.
It's cold, wet and muddy, and
Spring seems a horribly long way off.
Need any more!?
The problem is that when we're feeling down, it's really hard to find the motivation to do anything, including lose weight.
So, you need to find ways to cheer yourself up and chill out about life, but I know it can be easier said than done!
In 2009, The Mental Health Foundation was so concerned about the impact of the recession on January blues that it launched its Beat Blue Monday campaign.
The 10 key ways The Mental Health Foundation recommends for taking care of your mental health are as follows:-
1. Keep active
2. Eat well
3. Keep in touch with people
4. Care for others
5. Do something you're good at
6. Ask for help
7. Accept who you are
8. Talk about your feelings
9. Take a break
10. Drink sensibly
Here's the Thinking Thin take on each of these points:-
1. Get out and about and do stuff, no matter what the weather. Avoid sitting in all day or lounging about in front of the TV - proven to be a mildly depressing activity.
2. Follow a low GI/GL food plan to minimise sugar highs and lows and satisfy your hunger for longer.
3. Make a call to a friend or close family member. Even when we don't feel like doing it, it often lifts our spirits.
4. Help someone less able than yourself e.g. by volunteering. It helps put our own problems in perspective and boosts our self-esteem.
5. Find activities that stimulate and engage you - they'll be instant mood boosters.
6. If you're feeling really low and finding it hard to cope with life, ask for help. Partners, friends, family, your GP, local support groups. It's a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness.
7. Nobody's perfect. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Remember - you are an amazing, totally unique human being with loads to offer the world. So go out there and share it!
8. Often when we keep a problem to ourselves, we get stuck in problem-thinking and can't see a way out. Talking to someone else about it helps to unravel your thinking. A problem shared is undoubtedly a problem halved.
9. Go out for a walk, go and have a bath, go and stay with friends for the weekend. Putting some physical space between you and your perceived problems can have a hugely positive impact.
10. When you're feeling low, it can be very tempting to grab a glass of wine or two or three! The problem is that the temporary high is normally followed by a more prolonged low. Resist the temptation and find other more productive ways to boost your mood.
So, lots of positive action you can take to cheer up and chill out. Once you do your energy levels will soar and you will easily re-discover your motivation to lose weight.
Seem familiar?
Well, it's really not that surprising.
This Monday was Blue Monday, theoretically the most depressing day of the year.
So, why is that?
Well, here are just a few reasons:-
Your nice long Christmas break feels like a lifetime away.
Credit cards bills are landing on the doormat.
You've not yet been paid.
You're getting up in the dark and coming home in the dark.
It's cold, wet and muddy, and
Spring seems a horribly long way off.
Need any more!?
The problem is that when we're feeling down, it's really hard to find the motivation to do anything, including lose weight.
So, you need to find ways to cheer yourself up and chill out about life, but I know it can be easier said than done!
In 2009, The Mental Health Foundation was so concerned about the impact of the recession on January blues that it launched its Beat Blue Monday campaign.
The 10 key ways The Mental Health Foundation recommends for taking care of your mental health are as follows:-
1. Keep active
2. Eat well
3. Keep in touch with people
4. Care for others
5. Do something you're good at
6. Ask for help
7. Accept who you are
8. Talk about your feelings
9. Take a break
10. Drink sensibly
Here's the Thinking Thin take on each of these points:-
1. Get out and about and do stuff, no matter what the weather. Avoid sitting in all day or lounging about in front of the TV - proven to be a mildly depressing activity.
2. Follow a low GI/GL food plan to minimise sugar highs and lows and satisfy your hunger for longer.
3. Make a call to a friend or close family member. Even when we don't feel like doing it, it often lifts our spirits.
4. Help someone less able than yourself e.g. by volunteering. It helps put our own problems in perspective and boosts our self-esteem.
5. Find activities that stimulate and engage you - they'll be instant mood boosters.
6. If you're feeling really low and finding it hard to cope with life, ask for help. Partners, friends, family, your GP, local support groups. It's a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness.
7. Nobody's perfect. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Remember - you are an amazing, totally unique human being with loads to offer the world. So go out there and share it!
8. Often when we keep a problem to ourselves, we get stuck in problem-thinking and can't see a way out. Talking to someone else about it helps to unravel your thinking. A problem shared is undoubtedly a problem halved.
9. Go out for a walk, go and have a bath, go and stay with friends for the weekend. Putting some physical space between you and your perceived problems can have a hugely positive impact.
10. When you're feeling low, it can be very tempting to grab a glass of wine or two or three! The problem is that the temporary high is normally followed by a more prolonged low. Resist the temptation and find other more productive ways to boost your mood.
So, lots of positive action you can take to cheer up and chill out. Once you do your energy levels will soar and you will easily re-discover your motivation to lose weight.
Theresa Coligan created http://thinkingthin.co.uk/
to help people solve one of the biggest and most challenging issues in
their lives - how to lose weight and keep it off. Thinking Thin focusses
on the missing link in weight loss - mindset change. Change your
mindset and you easily change your behaviour; change your behaviour and
you easily lose weight. If you want to lose weight easily and enjoyably,
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