Personal Evaluation
1. When was the last time someone confronted you about your weight loss efforts? What feelings did you experience? A client at my work made some comments about how I looked the other day - she was complimenting my figure and asking me about what I was doing. I felt so proud and super excited about her curiosity. I love sharing about the PRISM program, and I find that that's a fabulous opportunity to do so.
2. As you think back to the above situation, how do you think the other person was feeling? I think that she felt guilty and frustrated with herself. She kept making comments about how she had weight to lose and how she wanted to be able to do the same thing I was doing, but was unable to because of her lifestyle.
3. How did you react to their statements or questions? Did your reaction or responses affect your dialogue in a positive or negative way? How? I responded positively and with encouragement. I tried to make my responses seem encouraging and like anyone could do it, regardless of their lifestyle - and despite my best efforts, I think she wasn't really open to the changes I've made in my life. She seemed to think that this lifestyle would be too difficult to maintain.
4. What did you learn from this experience? That other people are envious of me - in the way that I look and in the way that I'm living my life. I don't mean that in a cocky way - I mean that the way I'm living my life is inspiring and makes others curious and inquisitive as to the changes I've made.
5. How have others' comments or questions contributed to your failure in past weight loss efforts? How can your future RESPONSES ensure that this will not happen again? When people seem frustrated with the inconveniences my diet makes, I tended to want to throw in the towel early on my weight loss efforts. In the future, I know that other people say things sometimes because they don't know how else to respond and/or they are jealous/envious of my success or changes.
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