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

Chicka. Thank you. I have really made changes as yesterday with dinner my hubby kept asking me how it was ( he was eating while I was fixing the kids meals) I told him I hadn't tried it yet because I don't eat while standing. I wasn't even tempted to take a bite until I sat down. That is so different. I used to eat every meal practically standing in the kitchen and now I don't even snack while preparing meals! Every little bit helps!

So my plan is to officially take on a task on Sunday and then report about it through the week. Occasionally I will do an additional one depending on how it goes. I want to be sure this is going to stick--so time to really do it right!

I ordered the workbook this weekend, I'll let you know what I think of it.

Shapes to come, thanks for the encouragement. I am going to make it. I found myself looking for excuses to not sit down today, but I will prevail!! Here is today's post



So here I am again. My plan is to log my progress mainly on Sunday and other days as necessary. I have had a really stressful week and am finally feeling mostly caught up to life. I finally read the book again: Chapter 24 Dealing with Discouragement. This chapter is aptly timed as it addresses all the issues I found myself not dealing with well, only I didn't read the book on the day I had all of them. So now I am going to start up again and address those problem areas. The discouraging thoughts are: I don't want to do this anymore (had that, quit, came back), I'll never be able to keep this up, and It shouldn't be this hard. I had all of those, to the overwhelming point of wanting to shut down and get out. It is perfectly normal to have these thoughts and to become discouraged. The thing is you have a choice. Imagine that--A choice! You can allow the thoughts to overwhelm and discourage you or you can respond proactively and become more motivated and reach your goal. Always remember that you can do what you need to do. The suggestions given are to read your advantages response card, add up the difficult hours--how many hours really is it that difficult? Come to think about it I am only caused discomfort for a few minutes a day, or a few hours a week. Not as severe as it seems. The last suggestion is to focus on today. Looking to the future can definitely cause more stress so if you look at today's issues instead of tomorrow's everything will become much clearer. Just remember as my grandma would say "this too shall pass".

Some things I have done this week. I made a chart to put my meal and exercise plan for the week on. Writing on a regular paper wasn't working so I made up a list that fit my plan. I also realized that I need to plan my exercise in order to do it. I don't do well if I am trying to figure out what to do that morning. I am feeling ready and excited for this new week. I didn't plan any meals this past week and I am sure I will pay for it in the morning when I weigh in. I have decided to do the 100 pushup challenge and the couch to 5k program. I have that on my plan for the week. I am excited to get up to 100 pushups in a row in the next couple of months. I also set up my calendar to send me a reminder when I am supposed to do key things on my schedule, bed time, exercise, etc. It has made a difference in making me aware. I am going to work on reading my response cards more this week and am considering revising my advantages list to make it exactly what I want.

Well we're on the road again.

I signed up for an online six week exercise bootcamp. I am hoping that the extra encouragement will get me back on the exercise bandwagon. I finished up week two of the hundred pushup challenge. I just pulled out the book again today. I am realizing I am full of every excuse possible. I believe my excuses and so give up easily. I am going to work on that. The workbook is just a bit different from the regular book but you can use either one separately. If you were wondering. I will start listing the challenges again soon. I am going through them again. Working on it more. Getting my mind back where it needs to be.

I understand the too hard feeling. I should never read ahead. I think that is what got me falling off the wagon. Part of me doesn't want to deal with the whole emotional eating problem. I hide my emotions and stuff them down with food. I am scared to really feel them sometimes. I pledge to pickup the book and read a chapter this week! I will quit whining that I don't have time and just do it. This is for me! You can all do the same!

See you soon with a new chapter...

Rosy, I don't think of this as "my thread" I hope everyone will share their progress and victories! I started reading my next chapter and will finish here soon--It's been crazy around here lately!

I am so proud of you for pulling out your ARC! I am such a forgetful person, I don't remember unless it is right in front of my face. So I am working on finding ways to remind myself. What prompted your reminder for the card?

Rosy thanks for the advice! I put the app on my phone and am playing with it. It'll be fun. I thought about putting a reminder in for jumping jacks and setting it for every hour or two.

So I actually read a chapter, woohoo! Progress. Day 25, Identify Sabotaging thoughts. Was this book written for me or what. I sometimes can't believe how much my thoughts correlate with those that are the examples. The idea here is to start identifying those thoughts and learning how to deal appropriately with them. It says to carry your journal with you and write down your sabotaging thoughts as you identify them. If you find you want to eat something you shouldn't ask what was I just thinking? If you can't identify your thoughts then figure out what you definitely were not thinking. I like this part. I definitely wasn't thinking how horrible ice cream would taste. I definitely wasn't thinking that it will be easy to resist. For some reason I apapreciate the opposite factor.

So I am going to write up a card for this, and maybe even set a reminder to read my response cards. I also pledge to read the next chapter this week.

I like all the new faces! Thanks for commenting! I had my hubby go out of town and then I came down with a cold last week. No books read for me! I allow just the little things to get in my way. Time to quit making excuses! I am still recovering so as soon as I can read and comment I will!