Hey All
Just got off the phone with BOB! It was a nice surprise to get a phone call from her
Went to yoga today, didn't stay for relaxation or meditation, too many things to get done and that saved me a half hour.
Usually I don't look at the various e-mails I get from diet sites I get, but I happened to open one of them up today and found an interesting article about a book called
FATTITUDES What name! Anyhow, there's a SELF-TEST on there that, for Monday's poll, I want everyone to take and then report their numbers, which will be listed on the poll. I'll post the link to the site and the test on Monday, it takes less than a minute, nothing too intense for a Monday, I promise! Anyhow, I reserved a copy of the book from the library and hope it comes before I leave for DC/MD so I have something to read in the evening.
Anyhow, from the website, there was some interesting information that I thought I'd post for you all to read...
Understanding Fattitudes
A fattitude is a thought or pattern of thinking that leads to self-defeating behavior in weight management efforts. Fattitudes can lurk in the dark corners of your mind, exerting a powerful influence over your behavior and choices, even though they stay out of sight. Having hidden fattitudes is a lot like boxing with the Invisible Woman: You can't see the punch, but you sure can feel the pain.
How do you know if you suffer from fattitudes? Here are some common symptoms:
You can't seem to stay on track with healthy eating
It feels like there's a war raging inside your body and mind
Your exercise habit lasts only a few days or weeks
Just when things are going well, something "happens" to knock you off course
You want very much to slim down, but losing weight makes you feel anxious
You sabotage your own success
Sound familiar? Unfortunately, fattitudes are so common they can be considered the universal obstacle to healthy weight management.
Some of the more prevalent fattitudes include:
"I know there's a quick fix out there, I just haven't found it yet."
"This will never work."
"If I could just lose this weight, everything would be all right."
"My eating is out of control."
"I don't have time to exercise."
Fattitudes can even show up in intimate relationships, causing couples unwittingly to work together to ensure failure:
"I need my partner to be fat (or weak or dependent) so s/he won't leave me."
"If you can't control yourself, I'll do it for you."
"Let's focus on your problems so we don't have to look at mine."
The only way to achieve lasting success with weight
management is to find and foil your fattitudes.
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Empowered Eating
What is empowered eating?
Empowered eating is a guiding philosophy and life strategy that can restore a sense of stability to all who struggle with food. The core of empowered eating is a combination of three eating attitudes:
· Responsibility
· Mindfulness
· Purposefulness
Empowered eating means that we recognize our own ability to take charge of life, that we are in the driver's seat and can give ourselves credit for our successes and accept fault for our failures. It means nobody else can do it for us, and if we don't take the lead, nothing will get done. In addition, the empowered eater strives to be fully aware of feelings and issues that are associated with eating behavior. It means we tune into our internal lives so we can better understand why we do what we do. Empowered eating also means learning to view all eating as goal-directed and as the result of a decision making process.
We make choices; choices don't make us. We can choose to eat low fat; we can choose to indulge in sweets; we can choose to restrict our caloric intake below a level that's healthful. It's up to us. Our choices reflect our goals, our priorities, our attitudes, and our emotions. Our choices are complicated by the influence of both conscious and unconscious factors, so what we decide to do and what we decide to eat may not always make sense to us at first glance. At times, our eating goal may be simply to nourish our body and provide fuel, but at others the goal may be purely emotional and aimed at psychological coping. If we understand the purpose of our eating, even the most chaotic of food frenzies can be made comprehensible.
Being an empowered eater doesn't mean you never again overeat because of emotional stress; it does mean, however, that when you do overeat you're at least aware that you're doing it, and hopefully also understand why
Some really GREAT information!
VERY EXCITED! Was surfing the web in regards to nutritional information and happened to stumble across a website with a couple unusual products. Called the company as I wanted to look in to this a bit more in depth. Got a call from one of the company owners who's name, I totally forgot. He was very helpful and informative and said he was going to send me out some samples to try to test in different foods so I could give a more in-depth review of them. As soon as the information/samples arrive, I'll be happily sharing all the info with you. Yeah, I know, I'm a tease
Okay, now for some replies...
GATOR, I hope that MONET calls you-you'll love meeting her, she's very sweet and the way the two of you can cook already makes you a great pair!
Good for you for getting in your walk, you're a lot better than I!
ROSALIE,
What wonderful news to see your post and that you lost another 2lbs and are seeing a new weight! BRAVO
Hmm, will have to see if my HFS has that RICE AND SHINE. How does the taste compare to real corn grits? I've seen soy grits, but not that.
JACKK, I gave LAUREN your good wishes for her performance tonight. It amazes me just how confident she is-can't wait to see her! Hoping DD is having fun in Destin, has she called yet? OMG, ask BOB about ELI, ask TRAQUIL and SERENE about ELI-if you don't live with it, it's funny as all heck, but when you live with it, you try not to laugh-it incourages his odd behavior!!!
HEART, I'm hoping my GM will come through. I've read some things to dispell that he can do this but what the heck, I do believe it in because she's come to me once in the past, so to each his own. Heck, just looking forward to getting away with ELI alone for the weekend!!! I agree, some people carry their weight better than others. When I met ROSALIE I couldn't believe that she weighed as much as she said she does, I would think she was 20lbs less. Me, I carry my weight all over, but mostly in my stomach, I think. Good going on not only the extra 1/2lb, but in receiving all those compliments
LUCKY, I'm sure a few people will be happy to post a menu or two for you when they get a chance. As for the salad dressing, I guess you need to look first for the type/flavor you want, then read the labels. The dressing I buy has no added sugar at all, it's not really fattening at 6grams of fat per 2tbls, esp. since I only use 1tbl. I'd go for the dressing that has no sugar included with the least amount of fat. I recently tried the Walden Farms french, and I particularly don't care for French, and I really like it! No sugar, no carbs, no fat! Okay, duh, I can show you what I've eaten so far today:
2.8oz fresh figs
1oz fiber one
2oz soy milk
1 hb egg
1 tbl sf ketchup
3oz chicken breast
.3oz lf mayo
2.0 endive
1 sf jello cup
Not sure what dinner will consist of yet, maybe a potpie, but I'll probaby go make a salad in a few with 2-3oz of mixed greens, tomato, etc. with some dressing.
GHOST, you are THAT crazy about DW Haunted House? You all must be so psyched about the movie coming out. Glanced at the site for a moment - SPOOKY!!!!!! So, tell us a bit more about your passion for the HH!!!
BETH, fantastic loss since you've been back! CONGRATS!
The L&L Smoothies sound good - what are they sweetened with? That gives me the idea to make a smoothie, I have yogurt, fruit and stevia - yum! Hope you get the computer fixed soon.
Well gals, it's a bit after 4 down here and this will probably be the last post til I get home sometime Sunday evening, probably won't be back on til I come to start the new board on Monday morning, so with that, I hope you all have a wonderful OP weekend. I'm planning on staying 100% OP. With TRANQUIL not only finding the time to post while she's away, BUT, with her staying OP as well, it's a testament that if you want to do it bad enough, it can be done and I'm gong to follow in her footsteps and make sure I don't waiver one bit
{{{HUGS}}}
Debbie
set of upper and lower retainers in to correct a rearrangement of teeth since my braces came of along time age. Feels like I have braces all over again. Thank Heavens we can eat pimento cheese b/c soft sandwiches are all I'm interested in!
The AAA man FINALLY got there and they are now back on the road....They were just outside COCOA BEACH getting on the BEELINE!!!!! Keep your fingers crossed that they don't run into any more distractions!!!!
