Diet Coaches/Buddies - Eating OP; CREDIT moi. Couldn't bring myself to go for a walk in the bitter cold with so much ice on the sidewalks now; it's hardly aerobic to penguin waddle down the street and the opportunity exists to break a wrist to stop a fall. Ouch. Today is, however, the day of the month to increment my journey counters in my signature; CREDIT moi.
onebyone - Collaborative drawing sounds like a kick - do you work on the same drawing at the same time? Hope you find the con, although a lot can get done when it's not available.
FutureFitChick - Ooops ... I have that same problem - I can declare myself done, but unless I physically separate myself from the food, my hands feed more into my mouth. (I know, I know, the Beck quote today says that I have a
thought before I do that, but I suspect the thought is
my hand is putting food in my mouth, LOL.)
Joy (gardenerjoy) - So neat that you're advancing your NaNoWriMo novel; I can't wait to buy it on Amazon.
Shepherdess - I remember the month of midwifery last year - exciting and busy, busy, busy. Kudos for jumping rope away from the winds. Naturally, I have a vision of your dog jumping with you - as circus dogs do.
Beverlyjoy - Waving toward Disney World, hopefully with potentially-not-feeling-well DGS along.
Debbie (Lexxiss) - Ouch for frozen pipes but Kudos for
"I am determined not to let this entirely ruin my day." Before my journey, frozen pipes would be worth a whole bag of cookies for sure.
MaryContrary - Yay for sleeping in when that's the cure that's needed for
"icky-ucky sickness." Hope you're feeling better today.
ChefJoona - Hope you're feeling better. Using those
NO CHOICE's when you weren't up to snuff deserves Super Kudos. [Gotta hear more about
"spinach pesto crustinis with sardines."]
Ruby (RubyJan) - Just gobsmacked that you actually met up with
silverbirch at the British Library ("...holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats" in a massive, striking building), and jealous; now I really, really, want to visit there. LOL at the image of
"eat a side of barbequed Elephant."
Andrea (masondixonmama) - Now that's a great endorsement for the Beck strategies,
"I have been OP since Monday and I feel fabulous," as well as
"Not feeling overwhelmed...yet!" which is a challenge for anyone with small children. Kudos for staying the course.
pamatga - Yay for the real-book-in-my-hands club; I'm a member myself. I work on a computer all day and just don't want to do my leisure reading on a computer screen. And Yay also for,
"sleeping a lot better" - that just helps to spiral everything else upward.
Jan (jmaf) - Sometimes a book has to
ripen in our own library for its time to come, LOL. You're definitely ahead of the New Year's Resolution crowd by being here in February; Kudos for that.
Readers -
Quote:
chapter 1
Beginning a New Way of Life
The Role of Thinking
Before you eat, you always have a thought, even if you're not fully conscious of it. The thought may be as simple as, I'm going to eat this. The Beck Diet for Life Program teaches you how to recognize these kinds of thoughts, especially the sabotaging thoughts that encourage you to eat unplanned food. They often start with:- It's okay to eat [this unplanned food] because ....
- It won't matter if I eat [this unplanned food] because ....
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D, The Complete Beck Diet for Life (Green book), pg 20.