PROFESSIONAL SABOTAGING TECHNIQUES

DO NOT FOLLOW THESE!!

 

This is a list of all the ways I have sabotaged myself. I like to keep it close and read it often so that I'm accountable and to ensure I acknowledge my actions if I start thinking this way:

 

'I'm going to start tomorrow, so I should pig out today (ie. it's my last chance to EVER eat junk!)'
 
'I screwed up so I should just pig out for the rest of the day'
 
'I was so good yesterday, I deserve to treat myself today'
 
'I lost weight last week even though I cheated, so obviously I can do this by cheating'
 
'I've had a hard day, so I deserve a treat'
 
'If I can't do it "perfectly" or "all the way", then just don't bother doing it at all (ie. I can't devote 20 minutes to stretch,
   so it's not worth doing ANY exercise)'
 
Making unrealistic promises (like telling myself that I will NEVER eat a certain food) which perpetuates the cycle of lies,
   distrust and not believing in myself
 

*NEW* My destructive restaurant mentality, where I give myself permission to pig out just because there are yummy

   food choices and I'm paying for it. "It's a treat, so I should treat myself."

 

 

I'm sure there are more ;o)