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.
When you're down?
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! 
