How many times have you gotten a commercial jingle or a pop song’s chorus stuck in your head? The tune is catchy, it repeats itself, and it can be hard to shake. So how about setting your positive affirmations to music?

Today is going to be a lot of fun, if you like to sing and dance around (and have fun!), that is. Take one (or more) of your positive affirmations and set it to your own jingle or tune, or to a popular tune you like, whichever works best for you. I’ve been doing this and it really helps to ingrain your affirmations in your consciousness, and it is so much fun!

You can choose one of the positive affirmations that we’ve already done in the 31 Days of Loving Yourself Thin, or if you are new to these exercises, here are some examples you could choose from:

• I approve of myself.

• I approve of myself no matter how much I eat or how much I weigh.

• I love myself now.

• I love myself no matter how much I weigh or how much I eat.

• I forgive myself for overeating.

• I forgive myself for gaining weight.

• I can lose weight if I choose to.

• I am willing to change.

• I am in the process of positive change.

• My health is improving with every breath I take.

• I love to care for my body.

• I love my body.

Feel free to pick any of these to sing today, use one from a previous exercise in the series, or create your own positive affirmation. The only “rule” is to keep your affirmation in the present tense (I am, I have, rather than I will be or I will have), and of course keep it positive.

This might sound simple, but it’s actually a very powerful way to get some positive thoughts ingrained in your subconscious quite easily. It’s even more powerful because it’s fun and you’ll feel good doing it; especially if you dance around and get moving, no matter how silly you might think it is to do so.

Remember, songwriters and jingle writers write “hooks” in their tunes to make them memorable. All we’re doing today is taking a catchy tune and putting positive affirmations in it. I’ve used my own tunes as well as ad jingles that are very catchy. I’d rather have positive affirmations caught in my head instead of a company’s phone number!

I suggest having fun with this and carrying it through the weekend. You’ll find that you will start running your positive affirmations through your head more and more often. Why not get something positive stuck in your head (instead of an ad jingle!) that will help you love yourself just a little bit more today, and get closer to achieving your weight loss goals with love and forgiveness for yourself, how great is that!

If this is your first time coming across one of the Loving Yourself Thin exercises, please read the introduction for the foundation and thoughts behind them. Day 14 will also give you a good understanding of the focus and goals of these exercises.

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