Day One of the Self-Esteem Project

Okay, so if you read the last post, you know what this is all about. If you haven't seen it yet, you can read all about it here: http://corefitnesssolutionblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/you-are-what-you-hate.html

So last night (Monday), I gave myself a good look-over, and here's what I found:

1) I really like my eyes. I know that's kind of an easy one, but I really do like them. The color, the shape, the spacing. The more I looked at them, the more I liked what I saw.

2) The little divot (called a cleft) in my chin is kind of charming. Given the choice, I think I'll keep it!

3) The overall structure of my face is pretty nice. Things seem to be in the right place, the general shape is good, and nothing seems too out of proportion.

Of course, I'd be lying if I said that I didn't notice anything negative, but I'm not going to dwell on that at the moment, so you don't get to know what I found that I didn't like!

I felt a little weird doing the exercise, but overall, I think it was pretty positive. Tonight, I'm going to actually try talking to my reflection and tell it things that I like about myself.

(Note - make sure that anyone living with you knows what you're doing if you want to avoid the awkward stares from your family!)

More tomorrow!

You Are What You ... Hate?

A source of inspiration from the most unlikely source ...

Years ago, I was reading the newspaper - yes, before you could get all of your news on the internet - and I saw an interview somebody did with "Bobcat" Goldthwait, the really weird guy from the Police Academy movies. I know your impression of me just dropped a couple of notches, but it was a time in my life when stuff like that appealed to me!

Anyway, they quoted him in the article as saying, "You are what you hate."

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All done? Good.

Now I'm going to go waaaayyyyy out on a limb and do the challenge for all the world (or at least all who read this) to see. Every day through Saturday, I'm going to post on this blog 2-5 traits that I find attractive about myself as well as my experiences with this project and I want you to do likewise in the comments section below.

Here are the apprehensions I foresee myself having:

1) That I will appear vein
2) That I won't see anything worth posting about
3) That the appearance of my "high self esteem" will crumble
4) That you might think it's easy for me because I don't have 50-100 lbs to lose

Now these thoughts are relatively irrational, but they are still thoughts that are going through my mind. Below, in the comments section, I want you to post your pledge to join me on this challenge along with your apprehensions.

Just think, that whole post was inspired by "Bobcat" Goldthwait. Who would have thought that such a weird guy could have taught me such a profound life lesson?

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