Today's Status-Wednesday

My day was rough.. I did resist some cravings with the techniques, but some of them I just gave into, but boy this program is beginning to take me through some very uncomfortable changes. Headaches form hunger and stress and just plain overload at work and home right now. I am going to bed and trying again tomorrow. I had 3 hours of sleep last night. Moving Forward.


That's my status for today..what's yours?

Remember that you do not have to work at the pace of 1 lesson per day.  I know that when I worked Beck's last year, there were some calendar days when I could work more than 1 Day of the Beck's Diet Solution.  BUT, there were other Days of Beck's that took me several calendar days to complete.

Work the program at a pace that is comfortable for you.  One thing I decided early on in the program was that I could not take Dr Judith Beck's advice to not star****ching my food until after 1 week on the program.  It just didn't make sense to me.

Also, there were some aspects of the program that I could never do.  Specifically, I could never plan my next day's food plans.  Part of the reason for that is that my wife does the cooking and she usually doesn't decide what to have for dinner until that day's morning.  However, I could commit to portion sizes and meal  contents, i.e., protein, complex carbs, etc per meal.

Thank you so much for your input. I am grateful to hear about your experiences with the various stages, and what you are working on now.

Sjbob, thanks for the suggestion/advise. Is there any parts of BDS that you still follow today? How many pounds did  you drop ? Did you do  most of the day 42 Days.(except the ones you mentioned)? Do you think the BDS is something you would  re-do in the future?
Lots of questions..thanks in advance.

Free, hope you had a good nights rest and I hope today will be better for you. Just remember that this rough patch will pass, preserver it will be worth it in the end.

Free, looks like another rough day for you but  I’m sure you can get though it .

Here a couple suggestions; for your party how about chewing SF gum while serving those goodies and keep your water bottle close.
As for the VD candy, why not re gift it… you can waste it or waist it.

Enjoy your gym time and sons practice…think of all the calories that you are burning.

You can do it!!! I know you can just remind yourself of your advantages and working your resistance muscle.

thanks Bev...yes I need to go go the store and "restock" my envionment. Sug free gum, spenda, tea, salad ingredients....also Im thinking about reintroducing fruit into my diet. I have been avoiding it due to calories and sugar, but maybe it will help my sweet tooth that I have had lately. I'd be better off eating a sweet juicy piece of fruit to take the edge off than avoiding it alltogether and end up bingeing on candy.

Headaches remain today..... :(

Hey Free, just wondering how you made out today  with all the  sweets and candy? Did you get to your sons practice... did you make it to the gym?