
Why practising self compassion and gratitude can help you achieve you’re goals
Why practising self compassion and gratitude can help you achieve your goals
“With gratitude people acknowledge goodness in their lives. As a result gratitude helps people connect to something larger than themselves as individuals”
Gratitude and dieting can help with:
-body appreciation goes up
-self worth based on appearance goes down
-body compassion goes down
-eating comparisons goes down
-body dissatisfaction goes down
Self compassion can help with:
Is linked to lower eating pathology and improved body image
It may reduce the risk of disordered eating
It may reduce the risk of eating disorders
After eating past fullness self compassion then allows you to reflect non judgement and then put an alternative in place for the next time
Methods you can use to improve self compassion and gratitude:
-Guided meditation
-Mindfulness meditation
-Self talk
-Affirmations
-Journaling
-Noticing your emotions
Incorporating at least one of these methods in your day can have such a positive impact on your day. If you decide to try out any, make sure to let me know how it goes x