Three Triggers

There are three triggers - triggers to pig out, triggers to graze, triggers to be compliant.  What are your triggers?

Triggers to be compliant: Compliments

Triggers to pig out: Pecieved failure, sadness,

Triggers to graze: Boredom 

Triggers to pig out-emotions to include sadness, excitement and anxiety

Triggers to graze- Boredom, unstructured time

Triggers to be compliant- compliments

PIG OUT - Emotions - pretty much any emotion is fine with me.

Grazing - boredom

Compliant - I don't know - whatever it is I havn't found it yet - that is why I've put some of my weight back on. 

Trudy, go back to what your triggers (can also be called motivators) were to have the surgery and to be compliant after surgery.  Write them down, read them often, update them for the here-and-now.  That's how you discover your triggers to be compliant.  I wish you well - you can do it - you did it in the past so there's no doubt you can do it in the present.  I believe in you!

I am working on it.

My compliant triggers are...attention from others, clothes shopping,  ( It seems to me though that I need to find internal motivators.)

I am working on getting back on track (yes I'm a BOTTer) and am trying to use the Beck book to help me.

Trudy - Hey there's no such thing as a poor motivator.  My guess is that they reason pretty clothes is a motivators is because of the way you feel when you can buy/wear/look good in pretty clothes.  Now there's an internal motivator if I ever read one. 

Don't be harsh with yourself.  Be kind, gentle, and firm.  Treat yourself as you would treat your best friend if she/he were to find themselves in the same situation you're in.

You can do this!!!!!! and BOTT is an excellent help too - at least I found it to be terribly significant in me getting back/staying on track.

what does BOTT mean?

BAC K ON TRACK TOGETHER - a marvelous site here if you're struggling

Triggers to pig out - Depression / Boredom

Triggers to graze -  Laziness in meal preparation / Office luncheon

Triggers to be Compliant - Knowing that I look good in that new and having someone take notice

Genie