What do you do when you're having a down day? Maybe you're bloated, maybe the scale hasn't budged lately, maybe somebody made a remark....
What do you do?
I moisturize. Or paint my nails or something along those lines. Can't change my weight this very moment, but I can make something else about myself look better instantly!
I also drink some nice cold water. It calms me down and I know it'll help the bloating!
I listen to music. It completely changes my mood. My current fave 'you can do it' song is Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked.
I also enjoy pampering myself (on the cheap- can't afford mani/pedi's) with things like bubble baths, highlighting my hair, self-tanner (a tan makes you look thinner/healthier, too!). Sometimes I buy some trash mags like Us or OK and numb my brain a little.
When I'm down I go get busy and do something constructive. I clean the bathtub or pull weeds. I grumble to myself which really seems to help as well!
When I'm down I sometimes go get some more sleep! I try deperately to get at least 6 hours of sleep a night but find that often I'm back to my old habits of 3 or 4 hours, and that can get me feeling down due to stress and sleep deprivation - a BAD combo when I am also trying to lose this weight!
When I'm down I put on music and DANCE! Lately I've been getting into HipHopAbs with Shaun T. He's SOOOO happy and funny that I end up dancing and LAUGHING because I'm having so much fun.
When I'm down I pray. I think about all the people in the world that have a life that is SOOOO much harder than MY life. This, of course then makes me sad and I cry for awhile. My cry really helps, and I always feel better afterwards.
When I am down and the weather isn't 25 degrees like it is today, I go out in my yard and lay down in the grass, looking up at the sky. I close my eyes and try to count all the different sounds that I can hear. Being outside ALWAYS makes me feel better!
eightbitgirl: pictures are the devil. And glimpses of yourself in a mirror or window as you pass by...haha, the lighting in my bedroom is really flattering, but the lighting in my bathroom is NOT.
I like to take naps too. Never seem to be able to get enough sleep...I usually average around 6 hours, and I really need 8 to fully be myself.
Oh, I forgot about that one! Equine therapy is major in my book. I hope my horse gets a little therapeutic effect from me losing some weight and not having to lug my big butt around!
When I am having a down day I put my music on FULL BORE. I play it as loud as I can and I sing, well if you can call it that, as loud as I want with the music. I also dance around the house, can't dance for peanuts but when nobody is around I can dance to my hearts content and calm down.
Other than that I love to sit on the back verandah and watch the birds, ants, cat etc anything that is in and around the back yard. I love to just sit and watch nature.
Go for a long walk with my bf; it makes good venting time (we are both good at playing counsellor in these situations), brings us closer together and gets us exercise.