My Family Makes Comments About My Diet!

Raise your hand if you’ve ever received negative comments from those closest to you about your diet, weight or exercise routine *raises hand*.

Now, raise your hand if you’re making positive changes in your diet, fitness or exercise routine and you still get negative comments from people closest to you *raises hand*.

Remember when I said that you need to find an internal source of motivation or a ‘back-up generator‘ for your fitness and you cannot depend on others for validation? Yeah, that becomes super important, especially when the outside voices become voices of negativity.

The Effect of a Negative Circle

You may be one of those lucky people who happen to have great people around them all the time or you may just be hard-headed and thick-skinned. But, if that doesn’t sound like you, it’s really important that you read this.

Negativity, especially when it’s coming from those closest to you, can very easily become the voice in your head. It can (and it will) stop you from pursuing the things you desire and prevent you from achieving anything and everything that’s possible for you to be happy (and this goes waaay beyond fitness).

There’s no point in sitting here and contemplating why anyone would say something negative to you because there could be a million reasons that have nothing to do with you. However, a negative mindset is not a healthy to have, especially when concerning your health because it will hold you back.

That is, unless you use it as fuel, which doesn’t come as easily but let me tell you, having a chip on your shoulder can be the most powerful and motivating factor in achieving your deepest desires.

You’ve Got to Block It Out

You. have. got. to. block. it. out. Read that again. Wear ear caps if you must. Instead of letting the thought or the sentence finish you stop it in its tracks and replace it with something positive, anything positive really.

When someone makes a comment about how ‘you should let loose and eat the cake’ they’re not thinking about your happiness or goals.

When someone says ‘what’s the point in going to the gym I never see results’ you need to block that sh*t out because they won’t see progress with that attitude. It’s that exact same negative mentality that leaves people unhappy with their bodies for years down the line and it can cost you more than that just your health.

However, the difference between you and negative Nancy over there is that you will see progress. Do not underestimate the power of patience and positivity. Trust that process because attitude is everything.

Therefore, you need to find your ‘back-up generator’ that shuts down any and all negative voices that could hold you back. It’s helps build a proper foundation that positivity and optimism can sit comfortably on. Maybe it’s your desire to look better than everyone else at your college reunion or maybe you just want to be healthy enough to play with your kids. It’s completely up to you.

I’m not saying that you should argue or isolate yourself. I’m AM saying that you need to prioritize yourself, your needs and your goals because no one else can or will do it better than you.

Marie.