Be Positive About Your Weight Loss & Recovery Progress

JUST FOR TODAY:  If you feel frustrated with your current progress, shift your attention away from what isn't going well and focus on what is working for you.

You may have been trying to lose weight for months, or in recovery from your eating disorder for years.  Perhaps you've made some progress towards achieving a healthy weight and attaining your goals, but you're "not there yet."  Maybe you still have more weight that you want to lose (or gain, in the case of anorexia).  Perhaps you're intuitive with your eating most of the time, but you still have a few episodes where you binge eat, or purge, or skip meals.  But what if you're just so tired of this journey?  What if your doctor or therapist is telling you to stay with your weight loss or recovery program, but you really want to be done!  The work to overcome obesity and eating disorders is very challenging.  You might feel exhausted, like you can't take another step on your path of recovery.  Shift your focus to the positive.  Even though you haven't completely achieved your goal, what progress have you made?  What positive changes have occurred?  What else is good in your life?  Who are the supportive people standing by you, helping you to take that next positive step?  Be grateful for what is working for you.  The attitude of gratitude opens the door for healing.

©2009 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado