QOTD

Quote of the day from The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck, PhD:

The emotionally painful part about a craving is the struggle you feel.  Once you can say to yourself with total conviction, NO CHOICE, the craving will diminish.

Anti-craving strategies:  label it, stand firm, don't give yourself a choice, imagine the consequences of giving in, remind yourself why you want to withstand cravings.

Have a great day everyone,
Kim

"imagine the consequences of giving in"

I have gotten pretty good about deciding when I will regret this choice before me.

It is really hard to look past the now.

I love this! I'm going to have to get her book, it sounds packed full of jewels of wisdom! I've been practicing this 'no choice' thing, it's harder than I would think to tell myself no choice and bypass the instant gratification for the long term rewards.

Heather:
It IS hard but the more you do it, the easier it becomes.  It is a great book; almost every page has a great quote.  I bought a used copy on half.com and only paid ~$7.
Kim

Girl, the way I've been feeling lately, if it weren't for me CONSTANTLY imagining the consequences, I'd be camped out down at the pastry shoppe!

Mary

Well ya don't have to camp out at the pastry shoppe, you can just do a drive by. 

But it has a pretty little courtyard with a fountain and a wrought iron fence and they play cajun music.  My sisters and I have camped out there several times!

Allright, I'll drive by and wave at everyone in the courtyard.  

Mary