Diet Coaches/Buddies Standard Sunday walk with DW, CREDIT moi. We also walked to an Irish Pub to meet friends and listen to their granddaughters play in a gathering of some 36ish Appalachian music jammers. Gotta admit, there was no way that I could tell which sounds came from their DGD's in such a large crowd. One cello was worn over the shoulder in a sling - no pointed tip to the floor. One fiddle was strapped to a guy's chest; some fiddles were held in the arm; others were held in classic violin style.
Dinner was Irish Pub food. We so rarely go to pubs, I jumped in to order
Bangers and Mash since I'd never heard of that. Fortunately, I foisted one sausage on to DW's plate. It was a lot of food. I left behind all of the mashed potatoes; tried to focus on the scallions; overate sausages. The only redeeming note is that the table next to us had hamburgers and they looked to be about a half-pound serving. There's good reason not to order pub food.
onebyone Your
"persist in victory" always gets you back on track. [These are the
King Oscar sardines that work for me. Because they're the most expensive in my store ($2.99) I experiment with others; nothing compares to my taste. I'm not into sardines mixed with anything - just sit quietly on a cracker.]
Joy (gardenerjoy) Yep, Kudos for finishing your month's goal with
"an ordinary amount of exercise." I knew that feeling last month when I went to my book club without having cram-read the end of the book that day.
Debbie (Lexxiss) Sending supportive thoughts as you walk forward with your sister. Super Kudos for recognizing that you can't be the person to help everyone.
FutureFitChick Yay for a 1 mile saunter. My take is that the body also likes mild exercise.
maryann - It's always encouraging to read success,
"have learned to recognize hunger versus emotion" - Kudos for that.
Sandy (love2garden) - Neat that you took advantage of the sun to work outside.
Readers -
Quote:
Chapter 4 Emotional Eating Traps
#2: The No Alternatives Trap
The following week, Elizabeth asked a couple of close friends and her sister what they did when they were upset. She was full of interesting information at our next session.
"It was really an eye-opener," Elizabeth said, as she pulled out her notes. "My sister said she tries to solve the problem, and if she can't, she focuses on getting things done around the house. My neighbor Isabella just tries to distract herself. My friend Tracy does deep breathing and mediation or yoga."
I asked Elizabeth to consider which of these strategies might work for her. "I guess I eat when I'm upset to distract myself from the problem, so distractions might help. I usually find it hard to focus on solving a problem when I'm upset, so I think it's better to try to calm down first."
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Deborah Beck Busis, The Diet Trap Solution, Train Your Brain to Lose Weight and Keep It Off for Good (Blue book), pg. 70