**MOOD UPLIFTER ALERT** One positive thing about me today is...
 

This here ladies is a challenge that I put on the table that each one of us put the effort in to say at least 1 positive thing about ourselves each day.

The reasoning behind this is the fact that as I recommit myself to losing this weight once and for all, I have found that what has been lacking from past times is the mental appreciation of myself and my accomplishments to keep that drive going. So, in turn, I now promise myself 3 things:
1. I will not say anything negative about myself. Especially not after receiving a well-meaning compliment.
2. I will smile. At every opportunity. (when appropriate) :)
3. I will say 1 good thing about myself every day.

Let's see how many of us can summon up the courage to look at ourselves and say one nice thing ... extra points when it's a PMS day or particularly nasty day.

Easy, right? well let's find out! :D


Thanks Star2be for suggesting this thread! :)

I guess I should start...

One positive thing today is that when I got dressed this morning, I thought my blouse looked particularly nice.

Worn it plenty of times around the office but today I happened to get 3 ppl commenting on how it's a nice top.

Positive energy in action? I think so. :D

One positive thing about me today is my perseverance

I am proud of myself for not giving up (on weight loss, or on life). The last 2 weeks have been TOUGH, but I am still in the game.

one positive thing about me today is that i can achieve anything i want because i work hard.

1 positive thing about me today is that I have the courage to continue when the end is no where in sight.

Ghost, bethbeth, bjeweled, heatherMcG, you guys rock!

EXCELLENT energy going on in here. :D It's like a warrior spirit is emanating from my computer screen. ;)

I am proud of myself today because I kept my good spirit, even though my computer broke down and I didn't do half of what I had planned to do (which will probably get me into some trouble).

1 positive thing about me today is i took time to sit down and talk to my housemate who was lonely

My size 12 skinny jeans fit me.

Ummm... Despite being sick and wanting to die (from the sickness) i went into my 1st job of the day early (5:00am) to help a friend AND i brought her coffee. And i must say im pretty proud that i wasnt mean to anyone today despite my feeling horrible.

Excellent attitudes Ladies!! This is a great thread, positive energy is a self fufilling prophecy, just like negative energy! Believe it, and you can acheive it!

My positive today: I french braided my hair last night and when I woke up this morning, it was so pretty and soft. It was a good start to my day. I also nourished my body with everything it's needed today, healthy, green, and moist!

One positive thing about myself today is.......I'm so proud that I drank over 2 litres of water AND ate TONS of fruit and veggies! I'm also thanking myself for joining this site..you ladies are awesome!

One positive thing today is that I planned basically my whole day's worth of food...and I thought to myself "I have extra calories for a tall starbuck's"...but then I re-evaluated and thought that it would be un-healthy for me to drink an unplanned Starbuck's drink worth around 200 calories just because I am trying to fill my calories up.

I realized that I should only eat what I want and plan to eat, and should focus on eating healthy foods, and not just filling my day with junk

I have continued to stay positive even though my living situation and school really sucks right now.

I think i love my body today!!

I tried on some clothes I bought awhile ago but haven't worn or removed the tags. They were too large! I am going to exchange them tomorrow!

I was feeling super cruddy this morning and just tired plus it's been pouring rain all day. So I decided to take a "mental health" day and just relaxed in my room. I feel so much better, I decided to make an appearance at my last class. *plus today is the first day of TOM*

I don't know if that counts as something good about myself, but I thought it was something nice to do FOR myself. I'm a strong believer that these days are necessary now and then.

But one other thing.. I can see my weight loss in my face. My dimples are showing more, and my cheek bones and jaw line are more prominent. :D

I think today is the first time my abdomen looked flat to me. I don't mean truly flat, I'm not stuck on that idea. And really, it's far from flat, it's just a combination of a real improvement and the right outfit. But it just doesn't look fat to me today :).

jahjah..I love your comment! We should love our bodies more often..whoo hoo squirrelygirl with the "too big" clothes..don't you LOVE when that happens?? I had asked my mom to save an old cute jean skirt size 11 for me and to NEVER throw it out because I wanted to eventually fit into it...well by the time she gave it back to me it was TOO big!

DRose..you took some time for YOU..so that is definitely a good thing!

I spent a good part of today thinking about this.. I'll be honest.. I havn't been 100% on my focus for eating healthy and exercising.. so I've been bummed out beating myself up......

My ONE positive thing about me today is.. I don't flippen give up! o-O I keep working at it...

I must be doing something right because that scale *does* move EVER SO Incredibly slowly!!! BUT the thing is.. its moving.. even if it is a pound a month..

So yes.. my positive today.. is that I messed up big time today (had fast food and a milkshake!) but instead of kicking myself in the butt.. I understand these days happen.. and yes I did enjoy my milkshake.. but its time to get back on track again! :)

No quitting for me!


GREAT THREAD!! Thank you so much for this.. I needed to sit and think because today I couldn't think of anything positive

kellie32 - you are in my prayers...

I kept my trainer appointment today when everything inside my body yelled - SLEEP! I feel proud of myself that I kepted my commitment (even though now I can't stand straight- LOL)

my positive today is...they were giving out shirts for us to wear at kroger (insiders tip: if you're not insane, don't work at kroger) and mediums fit me pretty well!

i'm rather upset with myself that i am trying SO hard and long to think of something positive.

thinking....







*birds chirping*







I'll go with - today was a really bad day for me, but I was still very positive with everyone else and and didn't break down or flip out.

It takes a special person not to treat people poorly when you feel unhappy. Believe me, many people just go right ahead :hug:

My positive thing is that I think I'm cute!

WOW. Just wow. Every single one of you deserves a huge :hug: and a big high five. :D

This thread has already floored me with the positive spirit! It's the fact that in less than 24 hrs there have been so many comments that have dealt with everything from personal appearance, to emotional & physical well-being, to how people have dealt with others around them. That is amazing!

And that, to me, is true success! When you can look at yourself in the mirror and like what you see, when you can look inside yourself and like what you see, and when ultimately you can share that good feeling with others.

And kudos to any of you that are going through a particularly challenging time and still jumped in with a reason to feel proud of yourself.

My positive thing today is that I have so much more energy from being so diligent with my exercising, eating right, and drinking water. Feel like kickin' butt and takin' names! :D

i'm with you. i'm proud of myself for not having lost my mind yet. this week has been real tough.

My positive thing is that I have been working really hard at work and I recently received a promotion and I'm moving into my new big office today!! :)

~Utterly Absurd~

I found a cute outfit with a skirt that I love. When I wrap the belt around my shirt at the smallest part of my waist, and throw on my knee-high black boots... I feel like I actually look pretty good. :D

My positive thing: I am going to do aquarobics today! This is a big thing for me, the large student sport thingies are all those "stand in an enormous hall and follow the instructor" kind of activities. I have done those a few times some years ago, but I was so embarassed because a) I couldn't really do it condition-wise (as opposed to everybody else) and b) I felt way too self-conscious in my sports clothes. But, thanks to you I have started the 30 day shred and now I feel I should be able to do something like that. But I am still a bit scared which is why I chose aquarobics (more like swimming, which I do already). I'll post on how it was tonight!

I am sore today from working out!

Awesome thread idea, guys!

My positive thing for today is that my house is a mess and I'm okay with it. On a typical day I would get all upset that things were so out of place, but today I've decided to take a chill pill and I'm proud of myself for that.

Today I haven't criticized myself once :D

Well last night I had an extreme craving, and ended up getting a "whammy". Which is basically like a blizzard from DQ but you get two different candies swirled in. HOWEVER, even though I had that slip up last night I'm feeling ok today. I've been noticing that my legs are looking much smaller lately.

There are actually a few positive things about me today

One is that i put on a shirt that hardly fit last winter because it was too tight in my stomach area, and it fit! Not only did it fit, but it laid flat and was a little baggy in the waist!

Two is that even though my life feels like it is falling apart around me, i am still working out and eating decently !

Elwing...it is a lot of fun...I do it at a local gym!!

Hmm my positive for today......So proud of my willpower..I served the children homemade mac n cheese for lunch and homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for snack ( I work in a preschool) I literally ate only ONE piece of macaroni..and a tiny piece of a cookie..and told myself that's ENOUGH! As well my boyfriend cooked one of the frozen pizzas for supper and I had a baked chicken breast..steamed stirfry veggies and half cup of rice with low sodium chicken broth. My bf even agreed to go for a walk with me tonight..yahoo! Great day!

(Your replies are so motivating! Let's keep this going!)

Yes, it was a lot of fun indeed! I'm definitely going to do it more often. (Also posted in the weekly thread about it.)

Guess I'll have to mention another positive thing now. Um.. I very consciously decided to buy myself a small chocolate muffin, bring it home and eat it there. No computers, no TV, all attention to the muffin. It was delicious and I could easily fit it into my daily calorie allotment. It's hard for me to determine the amount of treats to give myself so I tend to go for "as little as possible". But that isn't good either. So the muffin was a good thing!

I felt skinnier today! My clothes have been getting big lately so I spent the last night taking in various shirts and pants. Today I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and (gasp!) My boobs and butt stick out farther than my tummy! I can see changes now... and I am sooooo inspired! :broc: