Star awarded to @Matillian! Sorry to hear you are struggling to eat well - if you are happy to tell us about it, we could give more support and maybe some suggestions to help.
@Stowgateresident - you don't need to be fasting or losing weight to earn stars - I assume you have kept up with (at least some of) your other strategies?
@Loz17 - 2 stars awarded. And no need for you to apologize for not posting!! Sounds like you are doing fine, all things considered.
@Margotsylvia, you do seem to be on a roll now - plateaus do happen but you have shown that you don't have to stay on them!!
@Loversghost, how are you doing?
And if anyone thinks I have not awarded them enough stars, please let me know.
@Cblasz, and everyone. Here are some of the daily tips from the Beck Institute that show (to me anyway!) how CBT can be useful in reframing how we think about food and eating.
Wednesday Sabotage: I don’t want to have to work on healthy eating during the holidays.
Response: While it’s true I don’t want to have to think about healthy eating, I so much more don’t want to not fit into my pants, not like the way I look, avoid being in pictures, feel out of control of my eating, etc. While maintaining healthy eating this time of year is hard, it’s still so much better than the alternative!
Monday Motivation: When you’re working on losing weight, there are a lot of hard moments. Moments at parties, at events, when you’re having a craving, when you’re feeling stressed or anxious and want to eat. But there are also so, so many great moments. When you bend over and your stomach doesn’t get in the way. When you get a compliment. When you feel great at the end of the day. When you get on the scale stress-free. When you overcome a craving and feel really proud. Make sure you pay attention to the great moments! What are some of yours?
Friday Weekend Warm-up: If you think, “I just don’t want the burden of thinking about dieting this weekend,” remind yourself: Eating right is a burden, but being overweight is a burden too (physically, psychologically, financially, etc.) EITHER WAY I’M BURDENED, but at least in one way I get to be thinner, healthier, and feel good about myself.
PS Wet wet wet here in Melbourne! And supposed to stay that way for two more days. We have postponed (and shortened) our beach stay for a few days - bonus there is that I have Internet access for a couple more days.