Diet Coaches/Buddies – It continues each night that we have dinner on the patio: The local Blue Jays are greatly offended we're so close to their bath. They squawk and fly close to us. The want to land on the patio chairs to poop on the clean webbing instead of on any of the abundant fencing or shrubs. They're aggressive birds.
Headed off this morning for a bird walk. July isn't prime season; the newborns have fledged so the parents have started flying south. The fledglings look confused as they dawdle a few weeks before flying after them. It does seem like an easier way to have kids, LOL. Eating was on plan, CREDIT moi. On the evening walk with DW, CREDIT moi, we spotted four Mallards standing on a log in the middle of a small pond - I've never seen them do that before. Yay for ducks reminding me that it's possible to do something different.
Joy (gardenerjoy) – Many Kudos for each part of sticking to your plan for the off hours cocktail reception.
maryann - LOL at
"ripe but not brown in a second" banana. I'm grateful that you mentioned that you had to shop every five days to meet your banana ripening needs - I've been trying to beat that for years and just haven't been able to. Maybe those
Keep Fresh Bags would help. (Or just accept shopping twice a week.) Yay for the continuing saga of the $10 drifted down to $5.
nationalparker – You made me laugh at the thought that I've never seen,
You-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Oil, although the market has many cans of blends with just enough olive oil to include it on the label. Hope all goes well with your father. (I
resent every stale donut I've ever eaten - so unnecessary.)
Beth (bethFromDayton) – Love your epiphany,
"But success is possible" - I'm encouraged that parties can be conquered. I still find walking hors d'oeuvres a challenge.
Rosebud170 – Congrats on your
"right back OP and am able to exercise more." I, too, relish my ability to
"MOVE more."
Tracey (Tracey on a journey) - Neat reminder,
"just by being mindful" - it's so easy to ignore our eating. Kudos for moving dinner to the dining room instead of the TV to stay mindful.
Readers -
Quote:
day 4 Give Yourself Credit
. . . Start giving yourself credit today and continue to give yourself credit whenever you engage in a helpful eating behavior. For example, look at what you've achieved after just three days on this program. You deserve credit for:
. . . . . .- Sitting while eating
- Recognizing and answering back your sabotaging thoughts
- Filling out the to-do list at the end of each day
- Reading - and rereading - this book
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), pg 75.