According to a recent newsletter by Dr. Christiana Northrup, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom,, the first step to lasting weight loss and changing your relationship with food is to love yourself exactly as you are. With that in mind, during the trip to Target I mentioned in last night's entry, I decided that my first order of business was to buy a few clothing items that would be comfortable and look great on me at the size I am now, instead of my normal habit of keeping my closet full of clothes that are my old size and telling myself I'll "get back down to that weight someday." I purposely kept the selections to a minimum and bought really nice items - a dark red button-down shirt, a brown cashmere sweater, a new bra and two gorgeous pairs of dress pants.
Last night, I made it a point to dress up with full makeup (not a remotely normal occurence for me), and I wore my new red shirt to a party at a friend's house, along with a skirt and high-heeled boots. And, much to my delight, I got several compliments on the outfit from several of the party-goers, which motivated me to go on an hourlong speed-walk with my boyfriend Nick after we got home last night. I also took time out this evening for another 45-minute walk, which will likely be followed up by a half hour of yoga later on.
The next step: examining my relationship with food and fine-tuning my eating habits.
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