Diet Coaches/Buddies – On plan 100% CREDIT moi. Especially sweet since I hovered for an hour chatting and drinking coffee around eight different cookies and nut/cranberry breads without having a single one. They were all factory made and not on plan. I also wasn't hungry - as if this had any relevance, LOL.
Did my rehab exercises twice at home and walked to the gym to do the stationary bike, CREDIT moi. I watched a smallish young woman tearing up a treadmill. I was in awe. Nothing about her appearance would have given me a clue that she had such high cardio endurance. Can't wait until I'm rehabbed and get away from such displays of endurance better than my own.
onebyone – I'd love to fully internalize,
"taking action leads to contentment" - instead of pondering forever why not taking action isn't working. Good luck in mastering
*MODERATION*.
Joy (gardenerjoy) – And wonderful Epiphany to you as well. It does feel like we're really in the new year.
Debbie (Lexxiss) – Continued Kudos for separating a difficult family situation from eating.
Nature Girl – I'm so jealous of your walk
"on the beach in my wellies and parka" - you do know how to enjoy the great Northwest. Kudos for working so seriously on your physical therapy. [And thanks for the encouragement for mine.]
Beverlyjoy – I never tire at looking at herons. We get to see Kingfishers around here fairly often. They're neat because they chase food then return to the same branch so they're easy to follow.
Susan (QuilterInVA) - I like the straight forward strategies,
"keep busy so I don't think about eating." When I first started, I took my walk immediately after work since that was my cheese-and-cracker time.
FutureFitChick – It's such a painful walk to be a loving decision maker for our furry charges. After we made that decision for our much loved Aussie, we were able to replace her memories with the joyful memories of her first fourteen years instead of her difficult last year.
maryann - D*rn Sabotaging Thoughts sneaking in while you're enjoying your success.
nationalparker – Kudos for out walking in 18 degrees - that's cold for sure. [Yeah ABBA ... glad to know I'm not the only fan left.]
Jenn (Electro) – Big Kudos for putting back half a treat - that's being mindful alright. Good luck on your eating out experiment.
Beth (bethFromDayton) – Neat set of books for beginning your journey. Kudos for thinking about choosing your eating plan and your exercise plan. Sounds like you've got in mind a slow, steady process - the kind that has good prospects for success. Glad you've joined us.
Readers -
Quote:
chapter 2
What Really Makes You Eat
Eating Begins with a Trigger
If you can identify the triggers that evoke sabotaging thoughts and lead you to eat in unhelpful ways, you can minimize your exposure to them or change your response to them. The Beck Diet Solution shows you how to deal with triggers by learning how to do the following:- Modify your eating environment.
- Tolerate hunger and craving.
- Think differently about food.
- Deal with your emotions in a productive way.
- Make eating healthfully a higher priority than pleasing other people or satisfying a momentary desire.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), pg 29.