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Topic: RE: ?Just This Once Won?t Hurt . . .?
Yes, it does -
by the way ... I officially started dthe BECK diet plan today!
thanks Cece
Topic: RE: Recommit - to YOU & following the rules
Pattie,
Welcome back! You've been missed - as is everyone else we haven't heard from! As you've read, Patty, it sometimes isn't so easy to get back on track but we are all working on it. Remember the old saying, progress not perfection? Well, last year this time, it was much easier to be almost perfect! Our appetites had not returned and we were scared to test our limits. Now, we're like teenagers - a little rebellious and trying to see how far we can "push" our new tool while at the same time needing the reassurance that our tool is still working and we can trust it. Basically, I believe we are all a little scared of having more "freedom" to choose now and are remembering how many other times we failed after getting off track. One thing I've read in that Beck Diet Solution book is that we can get back on track any time during the day. We can turn it around and make the next meal or snack exactly what our body needs. So, right now, we may need to take it an hour at a time! Our bodies and minds have to realize that the Carb Train has left the station and only complex carbs are welcome now - after the protein!!! So, Pattie, hop on board! Continuing with the train metaphor, remember the Little Engine Who Could? Hey, I may be wrong but I know some engine, somewhere kept saying: "I think I can, I think I can." Well, we KNOW we can! There's power in numbers - especially when we're looking over each others shoulders!!!
CeCe
Topic: RE: IT MATTERS EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!!
Oh, Wanda, how inspiring! I'm so focused on the eating issue right now that I didn't even think how our interactions matter! I was thinking of how my negative self-talk hurts me but failed to think about what I say and do has so much impact on others! It does matter every time! I'm one of those people who never takes up for themselves in public but I can snap off to my husband quickly! I get over it even quicker but, having been raised by a very critical mother and a father who was there but didn't get involved, I was hurt by cutting comments but I found myself making the same type of comments with my daughter and husband. I've mellowed greatly over the years but I can still spit out some hurtful words now and then. So, thank you, Wanda, for reminding us all that "it matters every single time" we choose words as well as food!
CeCe
Topic: RE: ?Just This Once Won?t Hurt . . .?
Thanks, Britt! That ties right in with "It matters every single time!"
CeCe
Topic: RE: Goal weight pondering
Deb,
I think if you keep using your tool wisely, your body will determine your "goal" weight. Look at the people who've reached a weight and more or less stabilized (Britt, I'll bet that "Party Retention" 2 pounds is already gone!). Even I have stuck right at 130 pounds when I could fluctuate 3 pounds overnight before! Look how Wanda thought she'd stay at 140 and was satisfied but she lost more. I never dreamed I'd reach 130 pounds again. My body seems to like it here and I do too. So, Deb, don't really even worry about a scale number - just do what you need to do to take care of your body and trust it to find the right place. Oh, yeah, I loved Trudy's reply as well! Good thoughts, Trudy!
CeCe
Topic: RE: Weekly Weigh In week of 1/21
Hello! I too need to get my grazing under control. I have been having a major sweet tooth and just keep doing the one little bit will be ok! But its not it just sets me up to want more! So far it hasn't effected my weight loss but I know it is just a matter of time!
Stats for the week:
Start weight: 268
Last week: 143.5
This week: 143
Loss this week: .5
Total loss: 125
Current BMI: 23.7
Topic: RE: Goal weight pondering
Deb, Be careful about how you view this. "I'll be happy at this weight..." Just examine how and why you said it. Being happy will not be effected by your weight. Are you happy now? If not I'd look at that. I konw I'm sounding really psyco babbly (is that a word) but it really jumped out to me.
I am happy now. I weighed 174 this morning. I think for fun I'd like to see what it would be like to be 155 but...I'll be happy if I never see it.
I'd say examine it a little.
Love ya,
Trudy
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on 1/22/08 1:14 am - FL
on 1/22/08 1:14 am - FL
Topic: RE: IT MATTERS EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!!
That's been my philosphy lately. Each time does matter. This is off-topic, but I'm trying to remember that each time I have an interaction with someone else. Each time I talk to one of my employees--eveything I say and do matters. Each time I have an interaction with anyone in my family--IT MATTERS. Sometimes what I say or do is long forgotten by me, but the other person remembers it for a long time. My daughter is 32 years old and she can still recite word for word my advice to her in her childhood! We never realize the impact of our words. I want my words to be fullfilling, life affirming, and uplifting!
Sorry for the bump to your post, but it's the same concept as you were discussing.
I agree with strengthening our resistance muscles by not giving in to temptation. Once I relaxed my stance, I fell day after day. This is how I've always failed each time I lost weight. I will join you in strengthening that muscle!
Wanda
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