There's a song called Roger Rabbit by sleeping with sirens I routinely listen to when I need a boost to do something. A lot of the lyrics just help to remind me that I have to take accountability for myself. I have to be able to love myself before asking it of anyone. I have to be able to take care of myself. And above all, try to communicate and do things in the healthiest way possible. Once it gives me the reminder I need, then comes the harder part of following through. For some, dedicated time exercising seems daunting. I started out by just doing a few low affect things whenever I thought about it. Or if I played a game in bed and watched an ad, do a couple tuck crunches or leg lifts. Cutting back on eating when it was a comfort for me was really hard.

So instead of trying to change my diet, I started to eat less portions slowly. Instead of like 5 chicken tenders, eat 4. Instead of a cup of soda, drink juice. (I'm normally drinking water but it's the cravings that get me). Get some healthier versions of things I don't want to stop eating. So healthier meats for burgers. Add more veggies on it. Less seasoning on things slowly. do hairstyles that are lower maintenance because I know I get depressed and don't want to do anything. Brush my teeth when I get a random burst of energy. So I didn't do it in the morning after breakfast. Just do it. Slowly I've gotten to where it doesn't bother me to do 15 mins straight of exercise. A salad with my burger instead of fries. Back to reading a book or playing a game instead of just napping. Baby steps.

But honestly, I think trying to cut all your usual coping methods at once cold turkey is a terrible idea. Leaves you little in the way of support. Keep something.(Preferably the safest choice) Something to fall back on until you get used to and even enjoy something better for you. I started with exercises because I didn't think I could fix my eating habits so at least I was working out a bit to counteract that.