Personal Evaluation
1. Have you had a recent experience when you were noticed or admired? Explain what happened and how you felt. The other day when we were going to bed, my husband told me that he'd noticed I had lost a lot of weight. I asked him how he knew, and he told me that when he puts his arms around me I feel smaller. I felt amazing, because that is one of the goals on my list to achieve with my weight loss. I want to be smaller and fit better in his arms. I was on cloud nine afterwards.
2. List some positive emotions you have when people admire or recognize you. How do these emotions help motivate you? I feel proud and strong when people admire me - like my hard work is paying off. I feel sexy and better looking - as I see myself fit better in my clothes (or worse, depending on the article of clothing). These emotions make me strive to feel more proud and strong and sexy... I love the way being admired/recognized makes me feel, so I keep trying to feel that way always.
3. List some negative emotions you have when people admire or recognize you. Do these emotions cause you to wonder if it is all worth it? How can your Agreement of Resolution help you endure these times of doubt? Sometimes I feel discouraged when people don't notice my success, or when they tell me that I look good and I don't need to lose any more weight. It makes me feel like other people don't like encouraging me to succeed. Or they don't want to see me succeed and achieve my ultimate goal. I don't like other people telling me what's healthy for me or good for me. I want their support. I also struggle to feel happy when people aren't supportive of my lifestyle changes either - it makes me feel like a lesser person, like they know how to live healthy better than me.
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