Eating was on plan, CREDIT moi. Dinner was the third planned meal from the pot of bean soup DW made a week ago. Perhaps that's responsible for the return of late winter since bean soup is just the best when it's cold outside. My major success was to plan to have no snacks at an event where the table held: three choice cheeses, three types of crackers, open bowl of mixed nuts, specialty cashews, dried figs, stuffed grape leaves, and clementines. CREDIT moi since I could have planned to take a modest portion of some good stuff, but I wanted to exercise my resistance muscle that had wandered off path the day before. (Taking careful inventory of the snacks offered seemed to help me reduce them from an infinite spread to just a dozen items.)
onebyone Seems like the key, "I think whatever I have discovered that works for me I should keep on doing no matter what/who suggests some other path." Sending supportive thoughts for your lunch today with both mothers. Kudos for spotting that fretting about Thanksgiving is some long range projecting, LOL.
Joy (gardenerjoy) Neat tips to get a mini-fridge or to have the mini-bar version emptied. I enjoy coffee earlier than is often available in the lobby and the in-room coffee maker always supplies powered white stuff made with trans-fat. A container of milk in a mini-fridge makes me so happy. I look forward to the day when I can "eat when you're hungry" - my 'hungry' still needs some training to avoid responding to the site of any food, anytime.
Cheryl (GosfordGirl) Love being reminded of all the fermenting going on in your house. I need to get sauerkraut into my diet - either because it's good for my gut or because it's good for me to believe that. I'm a serious believer in the placebo effect so I'm inclined to believe that my attitude toward the food I eat can reduce physical hunger.
maryann - It makes me so happy when you step back and see that what you're losing with your DS is his transition in life - that will bring its own set of joys. Congrats on those three pounds from ticker.
nationalparker LOL at Arby's "not at all like the picture on the menu" - I'll remember that next time I'm feeling seduced by those pictures. Super Kudos for making yourself safe and available for your brother. I'll cheer from here for your niece running the Boston Marathon and think about your dad. (I'll use the image of him being saluted by the guards as you drove him through the gate.)
6crowsgold - Congrats on another pound gone. Half Way point is so close.
Readers -
Quote:
chapter 7 Week 3 Go: Start Your Diet
These are all life changes that will become a part of your new mindset as you continue to practice your skills every day. Are you surprised by how much you've learned? If you're starting your diet this week (or if you started it a while ago), don't you feel better prepared? For example, you now know two crucially important things about hunger and craving. The first is that you can tolerate these uncomfortable sensations no matter what and that if you don't give in to them then they'll pass. The second is that you can make them pass much faster by using your anti-craving techniques, changing your mindset, and engaging in helpful behaviors. Now, you'll know what to do for the rest of your life.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), pg 140.
chapter 7 Week 3 Go: Start Your Diet
These are all life changes that will become a part of your new mindset as you continue to practice your skills every day. Are you surprised by how much you've learned? If you're starting your diet this week (or if you started it a while ago), don't you feel better prepared? For example, you now know two crucially important things about hunger and craving. The first is that you can tolerate these uncomfortable sensations no matter what and that if you don't give in to them then they'll pass. The second is that you can make them pass much faster by using your anti-craving techniques, changing your mindset, and engaging in helpful behaviors. Now, you'll know what to do for the rest of your life.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), pg 140.