" When you get dressed each day, look in the mirror and say, “I look great!” It doesn’t matter if you’re wearing a baggy dress and worn shoes. Pretend! Imagine how you would talk to others, do your work, and raise your children if you truly felt great about yourself. Then live out of that internal picture, acting “as if” those things were true. "

― Linda Spangle , Life is Hard, Food Is Easy: The 5-Step Plan to Overcome Emotional Eating and Lose Weight on Any Diet