Be your own Valentine

SELF LOVE is in Season

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In cold Connecticut, February finds less daylight and fuller gyms. In the pursuit of staying fit in the cold winter months many people also find the gym staves off the "seasonal depression".

February fourteenth is a month and a half past the tic tock of the changing year, and with it six weeks into many resolutions made on NYE. With the looming romantic holiday afoot, cupid reminds me, to love myself even more during this dark cold hibernation season.

Venturing into a new meal and workout plan can be a milestone for starting to see big and small changes. But for some, this is a time when many people give up.

Trading in the dry January for the fun February can seem like inching closer to spring, and eventually summer. It can be a departure from a somber diet induced January. Going out to bars if your single or married and want to get out of the house can be a fun way to pass the winter blues, but it doesn't mean you have to throw your progress out with the bath water.

Indulging in something you have put on your "no" list can create an all or nothing attitude. Instead of having one drink or one donut, it's human nature to say, "well I've already messed up I might as well just ramp this indulgence into excess." This masks as treating oneself but the real energy of this action of self-sabotage is not believing that you are capable of achieving your goal.

Often regression on improved habits begins with a trigger, like a bad day at work or a fight with a spouse. These type of low energy interactions can sometimes shadow our self-worth. If you do choose to indulge after a period of healthy eating, realize that going back temporarily to your old habits is a healthy normal reaction to change. But wallowing there is a sign of a larger issue.

You may be afraid around the unknown. Fear of how a different life with different ways to cope or eat may be overwhelming when you are used to a routine. Dipping your feet in the waters of old habits in order to take stock of why you abstained from it in the first place is normal for many people, so don't let that natural temptation make you feel as though you aren't able to carry on with your "cleaner lifestyle. Temporarily straying from your ideal plan is not going to negatively impact your long-term goals if you swiftly reconcile them, rather than go back permanently to your old ways and expecting change.

For some, the seasonal depression can hit a bit deeper in the mood sector, and the results from a month of changes sometimes take a bit longer for the naked eye to see. The most important practice to overcome this is acts of self-care. Cognitive behavioral therapy means you perform the act of something to create the results that you prefer. For instance, someone who wants to stop biting their nails will have to find something cognitive and intentional to keep them from biting - like wearing gloves all day to prevent the act of biting and therefore retrain the habit.

Sometimes we can add self-love this way, having a spa treatment or a massage, doing exercise and including a stretching session, making your bed every morning, setting your gym clothes out with a motivational quote for the day can all be tools to retrain yourself out of habits that no longer serve you and into a higher vibration until the summer sun warms the spirit.

Acting as if is the single best tool for anyone to get unstuck from their current mind set. Showing love towards yourself and amping up your positive energy can change how your thoughts affect your day and your long-term goals.

Chapter 8 in my book, Eating Lessons covers "acting as if" in more detail.

Monthly Mantra: Happy Valentines to me myself and I <3