Okay, time to play catch up. I’m trying the best I can to keep up- but working gets in the way and sometime I just can’t get around to doing something. So here goes!

August 3rd – Time to start thinking a little bigger. Set aside some time & get reading something positive that’s going to make you feel good about the way you look! I’ll have some reading recommendations up that day if you’re stuck!

August 4th – It’s time to turn the positivity you’ve been building up for the last few days  say something positive to everyone you interact with – boost their self esteem!

August 5th – Complimenting others is easy, complimenting yourself is the tricky thing (that is, until you’ve had some practice!) Lets play a little game to make it easier: make up a silly rule (like  “every time I pass a mirror today I have to think one good thing about my body” or “every hour I have to think about one thing I love about myself”) and stick to it for the whole day.

As for positive reading- I know I blogged about this in the past (and there are also some great recommendations in the comments section for anyone interested). My all time favorite fat positive book is Fat!So? By Marilyn Wann. I still find it ironic that I got this book, which pretty much began my fat acceptance journey, for free at the Curves that I used to go to (there was a table with books and magazines that were free). I wonder how different my life would be if I hadn’t decided to take it, or if someone else had grabbed it and I’d never gotten the chance. I believe I will read a chapter of it for day three .

As for day four, I’d have to say that I’m generally pretty complimenting. Or maybe I just like to think I’m a really nice person lol. I know that my mental state has definitely shifted from comparing myself to everyone else (and judging them in the process), to seeing beauty in everyone else. It’s such a better mentality. While I have sucky days- I’d say I’m a pretty positive person, and like to inflict that positiveness on others (BECAUSE I AM EVILLL!!! MWHAHAHAHAAAA! INFLICTING!!)

Okay, as for the fifth one… hmm… I’m not sure what I will do. I think I will go with the mirror one!

.. Sorry if it seems like I skim over a few of these. While I know my self esteem isn’t rock solid and gold plated, for some of these I feel like I’ve already gone through a step or two. But it is always nice to have a refresher…

Okay… I’m off to attempt to go to sleep!