A new way of looking at things...

Some of you may have seen my previous posts re: 

What are you doing FOR yourself instead of TO yourself.

Someone recently asked me about that and I told them that this is a relatively new was of looking at things for me as it relates to my choices around food and activity.It has helped me see my glass as half full instead of half empty many times. When I'm thinking in terms of something I want to eat and would otherwise feel 'deprived', when I look at not having something, or having a 'healthier' choice, it is so much easier to do so, when I am choosing that option as doing something 'FOR' myself. 

A few of the things I now do FOR myself include:

Going for a walk

Parking in the shade no matter how far away from the store it is

Eating my protein before indulging in carbs

Selecting the grilled over the fried version of whatever I'm choosing to eat

What do you do FOR yourself?

Great post Barb!!  Some things I do for myself:

- Training for a 5K (meet once a week and run two times   on my own)

- Zumba (once or twice a week), it's an aerobics/dance class and is an hour long and so much fun!!

- Swim class on Saturday mornings (an hour long)

- Try to do weights once a week at least....don't always make it!!

- I too order grilled instead of friend and get my protein in first before indulging in carbs.

- Run with my son (never thought that'd happen).  He's 12 and on our first run, near the end, he put his hand on my back like he was pushing me to go faster and like he was saying, you can do it.  It was just precious!!

- Enjoy taking the family to the park and walking it...one Sunday we all covered 4 miles!!  Kids were on their bikes and DH and I were walking.  Great fun!!

- One of the things I love to do FOR myself now is to buy clothes I LIKE, not clothes THAT FIT!!!!!!

I'm lovin' my RNY!!!!!!

Have a great night.