Be Honest with Yourself...

It's been a while since my last posting, still working through this journey of creating the person I want to be... In learning to like myself, I have to be willing to let go of enabling tendencies and confront those self-esteem issues head on. I came across an interesting concept - emotional honesty.
Emotional dishonesty is when we do and say things that are not true to what we feel within our hearts - we are being deceitful to ourselves.

If you think about relationships whether work, marriage, or family - honesty and trust are foundations for healthy relationships.  In working on that relationship you have with yourself - are you being honest about your own emotions? My answer - was no. 

I have been emotionally dishonest in order to protect myself from feeling real pain/heartache and also because I was ashamed of myself (my weight). It was easier to detach myself from the situation than to feel the real emotions I should have...and this has been a continuous. 

So before I can learn to like myself - I need to be honest. Honest with myself about how I feel in certain situations, honest with myself about my strengths, and honest with how I truly feel about this person I am. So my first honest acknowledgement - I am a really screwed up person! I knew I was crazy...but now I can smile when I admit it to myself!

If you can't be honest with yourself, you can never reach the self-realization you need to in order to embrace change.  This is part of getting the head right - so you can be successful at weightloss.  Be honest with yourself on why you weren't able to stick to a plan, be honest with yourself why you quit trying, be honest with yourself about the support you need to stay motivated, be honest with yourself why you want to change.