Toxic Thinking

alexakimbro

This is the year I've promised myself to love me more. Learn myself. Be my own friend first. With that - I haven't seem to shake the TERRIBLE habit of blatantly bullying myself because of my weight. I can't look at myself in the mirror and when I do - I can't seem to find one positive thing to say about myself. I beat myself up for every thing I eat - healthy or not. When I'm at the gym, I always think people are staring at me and I start thinking so much about what others may be thinking, that I develop a bad mood mid workout. It's like a terrible spiral.

Has anyone else ever dealt with such a mindset? How did you come out of it? Or what steps are you taking to come out of it?

Tattoos_and_Tea

Yup, I was (and still am to a degree despite losing 65lb). I use those feelings as motivation to kick my own butt. Everyone at the gym is there for the same reason, the only person judging you is yourself. So use those thoughts to motivate yourself and prove to yourself that you can do this, you can lose weight, you can keep it off and you will look bloody awesome.

gam3rguy

the "inside voice" can be harsh. BUT, you created it...make another one to bully the bully. one that's on your side. give that one all the power.
nobody at the gym is looking down at you. they're focusing on themselves and pay little attention to anyone else.