WHOA !!!!! If I had a picture of an elf I would post it about now.... because I am about to become one of those evil
Santa's helper. Take your pick....
Journaling is
NOT chatting on the thread. Let me repost the basics here.
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Last but not least is to JOURNAL.
We already have recorded our food plan on page one.
And we are recording what we eat each day... and HOW MUCH we eat too.
We are keeping track of our water intake.
BUT... we all know how many of us eat to stuff feelings... or to celebrate feelings ... AND WE EAT WHEN WE ARE STRESSED !!!!! Christmas is a prime time for STRESS !!!!!
Overeating is as much a MIND GAME as a food problem.
A weight loss attempt that does not deal with our emotions is like a three legged stool with only two legs. It is doomed to fall.
So ... we need to write about our feelings.
It can be as simple as MAD / GLAD / SAD. ?? ...or STRESSED ????
It can be as detailed as you want/need.
The important thing is to WRITE it out.
Maybe write out a gratitude list each day.
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My comment to CD dealt with her expressing her stress and disappointment with herself in the thread. She WROTE about her EMOTIONS. I was trying to explain that we need to deal with our emotions... through writing.
In the instructions it said it can be as simple as MAD / SAD / GLAD.
Such as I was sad today because...... (fill in the blank)
You can make it simple and say you were sad today because I ate off plan. I am disappointed in myself.
Or you could go into more details and say... I was sad today because I went ate off plan. I was unable to stand up for myself and say I don't want to go out for pizza. I allow my friends to dictate to me what I will or will not eat according to their desires. I don't have to be a people pleaser any longer. It is okay for me to say no. Next time I will say.. "I would love to go eat with you but I really don't want pizza. How about we got to Denny's and you can get one of their pizza's and I can get something I like."
If they say no they want pizza at CICI's then I can say "I think I will pass this time. But thanks for asking"
Simple or detailed... but journaling is more than just posting greetings to each other.
It could even be as simple as... "I had no feelings today. I was emotionless today"
The purpose of this is to learn to recognize what is causing us to eat when we don't really want to.
Of course.. I will re-state.... these are just suggestions. You can do whatever you choose. You decide what you consider journaling.... but I really don't think just posting replys can be considered as journaling.... in my opinion only.
I also stated that FITDAY is a form of journaling. I still agree.. listing your food on FITDAY or in a book called a journal is the same. You are recording what you eat.
CD said that Fitday also had a place to record your MOOD. That is dealing with those emotions. That gets a thumbs up from this elf. LOL
Okay... now that I feel I have clarified my statement about writing about your "emotions" here is different than just "posting" .... Please feel free to do whatever or however you feel is journaling. I am not going to make anyone prove what kind of journaling they did. Maybe we should go back to Dr Phils book and read what he thinks journaling is.
It is really just up to each individual.
For me... I ask myself each day... Mad, sad or glad.???
Some days I write very little... other days I bear my soul.
So...when I stepped on the scale this morning why was the number up a 1/2 lb.?! Hmmm...the scale will NOT win this war! 
Thank you. 
Thanks for doing it with us. 
