If you are determined to start or keep eating better, you mind find the task easier said than done. To help are some positive Mantras that may help when changing your mind set to fuel your body properly.
Self-talk is something I have worked for a long time on using and using well. These are some Mantras and Affirmations that I have recited myself and find that they help me a lot.
Maybe some of you will find they are useful as well.
- My body is hungry; that means It burned off what I fed it, and now needs more fuel. Hunger is simply a request for more fuel.
- This food is fundamental, not “extra” not “fattening”.
- One meal is not going to change my life for ever
- Let me be more flexible. I can always go back to my old ways if I need to.
- My body is stronger when I fuel better, and I become more fit.
- I don’t need to have a perfect diet to have a good diet.
- I can be human not perfect
- Starving my body will not solve my problems
- Being happy and healthy is way more important than the number on the scale.
- I have a choice; do I want to be skinny or well fueled and fit?
- Everything will work out; I just need to stay focused on the big picture – I need to be healthy!
Hope some of you can find some use out of these. One thing to note is whether you are utilizing Mantras, Affirmations, or Self talk, it can be positive or negative and many of us use these practices daily and might not even know it.
See Article on mental toughness and self talk.
Thomas Sampson CFL-3, USAW-2, Sports Nutritionist
