From Self-Sabotage To Self-Love

JUST FOR TODAY:  Look at any self-sabotage – things you are doing or not doing to achieve your weight loss or recovery goals.  Shift this into a commitment to Self-Care!

Try this activity to reveal any self-sabotage, and to renew your commitment to Self-Care and success!  Take a blank piece of paper, and draw a horizontal line and a vertical line, to make four quadrants.  In the top left corner, write "Benefits of Weight Loss / Recovery."  In the bottom left corner, write "Benefits of Staying Overweight / Keeping My Eating Disorder."  In the top right corner, write "Fears of Staying Overweight / Keeping My Eating Disorder."  In the bottom right corner, write "Fears of Weight Loss  / Recovery."  Take a few moments and fill in whatever comes up for you for each quadrant.  Pay special attention to the bottom two quadrants – this is your self-sabotage.  Recognizing this, you are in a position to release it.  Now, take note of your top two quadrants – this is your motivation for freedom from your weight problem or eating disorder.  Love your Self enough to know that you can overcome self-sabotage and claim your success!

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado