Diet Coaches/Buddies – Exercise was walking, CREDIT moi. The sun was out; snow is melting down and not yet blackened. A great time to be out. Made it to a favorite brick-and-mortar book store to find a Valentine's Day card for DW; I'm set once I compose a note. She specifically doesn't want roses or chocolate so I bring her flowers periodically when they first appear in the stores and her gardens are still being winter.
Food was good for meals, CREDIT moi, but continues to be off for snacks - Ouch. I've got taxes to prepare and other stuff that I'm fighting instead of doing. So, snacking happens. Gotta go organize some healthy responses. Think I've been coasting so long I've forgotten how to fight.
Joy (gardenerjoy) – Perhaps
"anxiety burns calories" - if one is smart enough to work the strategies and avoid snacking like I've been doing.
Beverlyjoy –
"Twists and turns" sounds par for the course. Can't wait to read your children's books when published.
Tazzy - Yay for dogs that will choose to sleep through a sneezing attack - a minor gift of privacy, LOL. Neat to plan an apple.
nationalparker – Seems like a golden opportunity for a motivated nine week program. My recommendation is to concentrate on working your eating plan and your exercise plan and let your body choose the weight and shape it wants to be for your event. We're here to cheer you on. Kudos for using John Denver as an exercise coach. [We have ZERO places to recycle Styrofoam around here. NONE. Wish there were.]
Beth (bethFromDayton) – Do I ever know this one,
"There is definitely something in me that wants to finish what's on my plate." Kudos for stopping before the strawberries.
Kitty (Bootedkitty) – Oh Yes,
"No choice is the freedom of not having to choose" - it does feel good when the decisions are behind us. Good luck at your MUM'S LUNCH. I can imagine being bored already with the too-much-coverage. Even without being able to read Italian, I was a fan of the Corriere della Sera because I could figure out generally what was going on. We were overwhelmed here with election coverage before November, so you have my sympathy.
kindercoach – Congrats on those 66 pounds gone forever using a stellar set of plans. Yep, posting is the way to 'sign up,' and Yep, we'll be your Diet Coaches/Buddies and ask that you play that role for us.
This business of losing the same five pounds over and over is amazingly common. You've made a smart move by seeking accountability. The sugar craving cycle is a big deal to break. Sometimes a period of absolutely NO sugar can help reset the brain that life can proceed without the sugar-drug. Glad you've joined us.
Readers -
Quote:
chapter 3
How Thin People Think
characteristic 5
You Comfort Yourself With Food
The Beck Diet Solution
Instead of trying to comfort yourself with food, the Beck Diet Solution teaches you to calm down in other ways: by using distraction and relaxation techniques, by countering your sabotaging thoughts, and by solving the problems that were associated with your negative emotions in the first place.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), pg 38.