The Beck Diet Solution. How to think like a thin person.

I am revising my start date to Monday. Please join with me. I am going to post my task of the day and how I accomplished it. Go ahead and do it with me!

I agree with that feeling. Just so you know amazon.com has it for about $5 with shipping. I ordered it just in case I have to take this copy back to the library. I have realized I need to change how I think if I am ever going to do it. I fit every description in the book!

Why don't you just join me anyway. I will post the task of the day and you can do it too! First day is tomorrow. The task is to record the advantages of losing weight. Write them on an index card and post them here. The index cards are your response cards that contain messages to help you conquer your sabotaging thoughts. So let me know all your reasons for wanting to lose weight.

I have always gotten so far in my journey and stopped. I have cone to find that I Subconciously feel that I am a failure so I proove it to myself every time. I know that to get anywhere with weightloss I need to work on my brain first. I watched a video called the inner weigh. It uses the principles of the secret. You can find it on amazon. I also have been listening to the podcast called inside out weight loss. Renee Stevens ( the host I guess you would call her). Is amazing. I firmly believe and have prooved to myself that my feelings about me stay the same no matter what I weigh. I need to feel good about me now! The healthy weight will follow as I take care of what god gave me. This book is meant to go in conjunction with any diet plan it works on your mind while you follow a diet. I already know what to eat and how to exercise. I just need the tools to put that into motion. That's what I am getting frOm this journey.

Here we are to day two. Today's task is to pick two diets that I would like to do. I already knew what I want to do so this wasn't too difficult for me. The first dietary guideline I am going to follow is the plate division--Where you divide your plate into fourths for each meal and have 1/4 protein, 1/4 starch, then1/2 vegies. I will also have 2 snacks of a protein and fruit/vegie/starch. Not bad. My second line of defense will be to enter all my calories into myfitnesspal every day. I want to see how I do with portion control before I hit calorie counting. And then I am going the extra mile and picking a third option which is to hire a personal trainer. I am also revising the title of my list of yesterday. It is my Healthy eating and exercise advantages.

How are we doing? Good so far? I started breakfast off right and have slowly fizzled through the day but with this book you don't start the eating portion until day 14 so I am allowing myself the excuse.

No worries steph. Today's challenge was to only eat while sitting down. I had a busy morning and didn't even have a chance for breakfast let alone reading what the challenge was so I have to admit I have not done very well today. After standing and eating lunch as I was starved. I know I am not supposed to skip meals but sometimes it just happens. I did a bit better for the rest of the day but have noticed how much I usually stand and eat! It is going to get easier though and I am going to write up some response cards to remind me that just one taste while standing isn't worth it. I can wait until I sit down. It won't kill me to be patient!!

Great the more the merrier!! Let me know how it works for you. I have found it interesting how my thoughts are changing just from reading the examples in the book. It should be easy to catch up too. Or you can do each day one at a time. I'm excited to have company !

Thanks Steph, it is good to know I am not just writing to thin air! I understand the trying to not be on the computer as much, I try to do that too...It doesn't always work though

Ultimate thanks for chiming in, it would be great to hear your take on them. I actually lost a pound this week with only making these changes. I am excited!

Today's challenge is to eat slowly, this has not been easy. Breakfast I did really well, sat down ate my oatmeal one bite at a time. It was quite good. Then I got busy and as the day progressed I forgot all my challenges as well. I did however catch myself eating while standing and choose to sit down (kudos to me) But eating slowly hasn't been my forte so to speak. I have realized that I need to redo this week, putting all the challenges to work again and better, so that is a warning as to what next week entails. The book says to make a note or set a timer or make a change that will remind you to eat slower. I have not figured out what would work the best for me yet. Well--more tomorrow!

Here I am again--I bet some of you thought I was lost! I rather was a little in the holiday weekend but here I am again. I have realized that I need to make time for this. That I can do, even if it is only late at night when I get around to it. Hopefully I will actually start doing my updates in the morning at some point. Today I went over my advantages list again. It is the same, but I actually went and put it up in different places in my home. I put a copy on my bathroom mirror getting rid of some quotes that I just have not been reading anyway. I put a copy on my water mug and I am making a post it note to put next to my fridge it is going to say read ARC (advantages response card) and I will have another that says SIT DOWN! So I have completed day one again.

My brother asked me what I want to get from this--I had to think for a minute, because of course I want to be skinny and at my goal weight. Part of me would want to say that I want to be to the point where I don't worry about what I eat. I don't think that is realistic because everyone thinks about what they eat and put in their mouth. The difference is I want to get to the point where it becomes second nature, where self regulation isn't a chore. Currently I have very little self regulation. If I see food I eat it. I want to self correct quickly as in minutes instead of days...

Thanks for all your help and support--your responses keep me going as I know someone is expecting me to continue. Thanks for the positive peer pressure!

Yep 6 days, I think, Since starting over I have not paid attention as much--but I did do Monday through Saturday last week.

So today I reviewed days two and three. Day two was easy as it is figuring out diet plans--no change there. I still plan on 3 meals 2 snacks balanced protein, carb, veggie. I also decided that I will allow myself a treat every afternoon evening, within reason of course. My first backup is to log everything in MFP and second back up is to call a personal trainer.

Day three is to sit down any time I eat. Still difficult but getting better. It is such a habit for me to just snack on things I am making or to grab something as I walk through the kitchen. I don't even think, I just do--or the thoughts are so fast I don't even realize they are there. I put a note up next to my fridge that says--SIT DOWN! I have decided I need another one but I have not figured out where to put it that I will pay attention to it. I am committing to sitting down for all food and have decided to reward myself for it, the reward you ask? I'll let you know when I figure it out. I have done quite well today with my goals--read my advantages list, and sit down while eating, today. I am feeling good about the whole redoing week one thing today.