Would my future self be proud?
My ONE mindset hack that helped me stop stress eating:
...I started asking myself what would make my future self proud.
I stopped living in the moment and just reacting to life and its stressors. Instead, when the stress and desire to overeat hit, I would PAUSE and ask myself:
“Would my future self be proud? Would the Tveen that woke up tomorrow morning be proud that I ate an entire package of Oreos?”
NOPE. She wouldn’t. And just focusing on my future self helped snap me back to reality, feel my feelings without numbing them, and be able to course correct from there.
If you haven’t tried this yet, I highly recommend you pause and start asking yourself these powerful questions! Grab a pen and paper and journal the following questions:
How would the ideal version of me live from the time I woke up to the time I sleep? What would she do? How would she treat herself and others?
What would make my future self proud? What can I do today that would make the ME tomorrow proud?
What habits can I add to my life to get one step closer to my ideal self?
What are some obstacles I may face and how can I overcome them?
What am I already doing now that I am proud of?
I hope these questions help you start thinking less about the moment and more about the FUTURE you want for yourself and your life!
