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9. Give yourself the VIP treatment
Start treating yourself the way you’d treat your best friend. It comes as a shock to most people how nasty and neglectful we can be to ourselves. If you aren’t sure you can keep this up for long, take it a day at a time. Give yourself encouragement and support. Take yourself out for a hairdo, a massage, an aromatherapy session – or even a clothes-shopping trip.
10. Find a role model
If you’re having difficulty taking this new version of yourself seriously, why not pretend to be someone else? Think of someone you admire – it could be someone you know, or someone famous – and live your day as they would. How would they react to others? Would they be assertive? Relaxed? Confident? Fun and energetic?
And yes, you do know how to do this. Even if you have to think back to when you were a child, you’ll be able to come up with a time when you were happy with yourself and in control of your situation. In fact, if you can remember that time very well, why not be your own role model?
*Judith Verity is also a slimming coach and author of Quick Fix Your Life (How To Books, £5.95). Contact the Lighten Up slimming programme on 020 8241 2323 or look at Lightenup.co.uk.
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