irisinnia
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Post by irisinnia on Nov 25, 2019 1:27:15 GMT
Day 25 - Identify Sabotaging Thoughts
So far, we’ve talked about a lot of common sabotaging thoughts, but everyone has unique sabotaging thoughts, and it’s important that we learn to recognize and respond to them effectively.
Think About It Beck recommends carrying your diet notebook with you a few days and marking down your sabotaging thoughts as you identify them. When you’re tempted to eat something, a lot of times we’ll notice the feeling first, but ask yourself “What was just going through my mind?” or “What was I just thinking?”
Identifying your thoughts is important for learning how to respond to them in the next couple days (Recognizing Thinking Mistakes and The Seven Question Technique).
Here’s a list of some common sabotaging thoughts: Dieting is too hard I don’t care It’s okay to eat this I’m being punished It’s not fair I’m not going to let anyone tell me what I can and can’t eat I deserve to eat this I’ll just eat these crumbs I should be able to do what I want I can’t resist I really want it I’m really hungry I have no willpower It’s not that fattening I’ll make up for it later It’ll go to waste if I don’t eat it I should eat it because it’s free Everyone else is eating I don’t want to disappoint or inconvenience [fill in the blank]. I’m stressed/tired/sad/bored/upset. It’s a special occasion I’m treating myself I can start dieting again tomorrow I’ll never lose weight anyway No one will know I’ll end up eating it eventually
Share your sabotaging thoughts! Are they really truths or lies?
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Post by cathygeha on Nov 25, 2019 7:50:34 GMT
It's only once a week This item is not in country often...I should eat a LOT of it I was told in the challenge that calories/points are not to be thought about as I do the challenge (21 day vegan wfpb)
I will exercise tomorrow (tomorrow never comes) The women in my family are ALWAYS fat at this age and only get skinny before they die
There must be more...they are rationalizations, excuses, distorted thinking and definitely sabotage efforts...
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Post by bbbearsmom on Nov 25, 2019 20:30:31 GMT
My big problem is when I eat out. I have a tendency to give up and go ahead and overeat rather than figure things out. I'm guessing I'm telling myself it is too much work.
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Post by irisinnia on Nov 26, 2019 3:52:08 GMT
My biggest sabotaging thoughts are: I don't care I can't live like this forever No one cares so I might as well give up I'm too busy/stressed I never get a chance to eat this I'll re-start tomorrow ... I thought it would be a short list but I could've kept going and going. I really need to work on my resistance muscle.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Nov 26, 2019 16:08:31 GMT
irisinnia, The "no one cares" one is so dangerous.
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