1. Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Awesome2.Cents! A Healthy Lifestyle Program for Adolescents
Lesson 3
Self Discovery Helpsheet:
My Appearance Assumptions in Action
Write down your assumptions so you can see what you need to start changing.
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________

2. When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
When I assume: ________________________________________________________
Then I focus on: ________________________________________________________
And I think: ___________________________________________________________
And I feel: ____________________________________________________________
From: Cash, Thomas. The Body Image Workbook. An 8-step program for learning to like your looks. New
Harbinger Publicatiosn1997.