Physical Positivity (3 Minute Positivity)

   Choose Activities that Don’t Involve Food

 List five things you can do that don’t involve food, particularly when you feel the need to self-soothe:

1. Hold a stuffed animal and lie in my bed listening to funny Youtube channels

2. Let Justin or my mom stroke my hair or back or massage my temples

3. Relax in a tub with a bath bomb and my fruit loops candle flickering

4. Write a poem for fun, not competition (bonus points if its a haiku, which I’ve just started writing)

5. Read a silly book of essays or a lighthearted love story or an Agatha Christie

List five things you could do with friends that don’t involve eating in a restaurant.

1. Have a poetry open mic/ slam (I know we do this already but still)

2. Play games (like worst movies, Midnight Outburst, or Werewords)

3. Go for a girls/ spa day (either at home or an actual spa)

4. Have a movie night (especially around Halloween)

5. Speaking of Halloween, tour a haunted house/ attraction

                                  Do Activities You Love

List five activities you loved growing up:

1. Playing team sports

2. Inventing stories

3. Reading to Mom

4. Playing with dolls (mostly American Girl dolls)

5. Playing school

6. Rearranging my dollhouse

7. Giving fake tours of the house

List five ways you can do something similar again:

1. Make buttons (Okay I’m bursting with excitement about this. For my birthday my parents are getting me a button  machine. I’m so excited. Think about all the amazing things I can make to wear)

2. Write poems, blog posts, book reviews, essays

3. Knit new stuffies

4. Read American Girl/ Winnie the Pooh books when I get stressed

5. Make a collage

6. Inventing stories

7. Reading to Mom

Today I went thrifting with a close friend of mine. I got five outfits including a red dress for my birthday party that makes me feel sexy. Most of the clothing is tight and it’s just one more thing that reinforces what I already know. I need to lose some weight. Now’s the time.