Staying Conscious

01/28/2016 12:44AM

I definitely turn to food for comfort as well! And this was really well put... need to be CONSCIOUS of not only what is affecting me, but the way I choose to deal with it too. I know I've definitely used the "uhhhhg today has just been the worst..." excuse over and over again not thinking about how gaining that weight would make even more "worse days" for me in the future. Horrible cyclical behavior. UHG! I'm hoping to make this same commitment! Conscious living. Conscious eating.

Deanna

Hi Rochelle. It's so true that gaining the weight makes for some worse days coming up. I have been using a couple of books that I found on the subject of sticking to a diet. They are written by Judith S. Beck. One is called The Beck Diet Solution, and it takes a daily task approach, and the other is called The Diet Trap Solution, and that one focuses more intensely on what trips us up when we diet, and how to cut our excuses off by answering them before we encounter them. Maybe you can find one at your local library? I think they are very helpful!

Rochelle C.

Awesome - thanks for the tips Deanna - I'll have to see if I can find those :)