When doubt hits you need to ask yourself if what it is telling you is true. Some doubts are justified and are there to warn you, but if you are prone to attacks of self-doubt, these are usually unjustified. Just because you have failed in the past doesn’t mean that this has to be a repeat.
You need to review your past attempts at weight loss and see why they didn’t work. You may need to set more realistic goals or learn new ways to deal with your emotions or stress, or work on your mindset so this time you can be successful. One of the biggest reasons people fail is that they quit too soon. Usually because of self-doubt! If they had just stayed the course a bit longer they would have found
that success was waiting for them right around the corner.
The antidote to self-doubt is faith. You're here right? You wouldn't have made it this far if you weren't capable of change, or surviving obstacles and setbacks. Give yourself credit where credit is due.
Make a list of all your strengths and accomplishments and when the cloud of self-doubt hits, review this list. You wouldn’t be here today if you hadn’t overcome challenges and setbacks. Nobody makes it into adulthood without overcoming some challenges.
Ok, you may be thinking, “Yes, I’ve accomplished a
lot but I’ve failed repeatedly in the area of weight loss. I just can’t muster any more enthusiasm for it.”
Write this down and put it where you can see it:
My past failures don’t have to define me or be my future unless I allow them
to.
