I talk gratitude, bumpy rides and progress
Every night I fill in a journal and a gratitude log
I do this so that when times get tough
And if there is one thing we can rely on in life
Is that it won’t always be a peach
So we can pretty much strap in for the ride
Cause it’s going to be bumpy
I use my gratitude log to make sure that I remind myself
Of just how truly thankful I am for my life
And the things in it
The things that happen to me, my friends, my family
Whatever happened that day…..
That I was just damn grateful to experience it
And my journal is a log of each day
Sometimes its 2 lines
Sometimes its 2 pages
But it’s slowly recording my progress
So that when I have a down day
I can look back and recognise that actually I’ve made a butt load of progress
It’s super easy to forget what has gone before
And super super easy to dwell on the here and now
And if your reality today
Is that you are in a shitty mood
And you look in the mirror and hate what you see
And you feel depressed, fed-up and like nothing you are doing is making a difference
Having that journal
And having those grateful thoughts written down every day
Remind you of WHAT you have done
All that hard work
Even if you momentarily forgot about it whilst you lose yourself in the number on the scales
This is why I don’t encourage my ladies to step on the scales every day
Once a week is probably ok if you are losing weight
Because we can attach easily to that scale number
And it becomes us
Rather than focussing on making healthy choices
We focus on that number
Or that size
And we feel like crap if it goes up
When those scales tell you that you weigh a bit more….
It hasn’t undone all of that hard work
But your reaction to that arbitrary number can undo all of that hard work
It’s at that point that gratitude and journals play an important role
Because you have a record of exactly how far you have come
And when you read it
You’ll recognise that you are super woman
You just forgot your identity for a minute
Smile
Chin up
And walk tall
Because you are going places
Nicola ‘grateful’ Rossell
PS…
I teach all of this
And much much more
In ‘Ditch the Diet’
Where I take ladies who are chronic yo yo dieters
And turn them into mindful eaters
Who make smart decisions
I got a great email today from one of my DTDers
Showing me exactly how far she has come in 15 weeks!
It warmed my heart
Ill share it with you tomorrow
You can find out more by attending a free seminar
Coming soon to Wigston
and Houghton on the Hill