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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 20, 2019 0:17:56 GMT
Friday, 12/20
Thinking Mistake #3 -- Overly Positive Fortune Telling
You predict the future too positively, without considering other possible outcomes.
"I'll be able to eat just a little bit of this food I crave, feel satisfied, and stop."
"It's okay if I just estimate the amount of food I'm supposed to have instead of measuring it. I'll still lose weight."
How do you handle overly positive fortune telling?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 20, 2019 0:18:22 GMT
From Tammy: I loved how someone in the group once pointed out the relationship between overly positive fortune telling and overly negative fortune telling. I suppose it is also combined with all-or-nothing thinking.
For example:
1st thought: I'll lose 20 pounds a month and get to goal in no time!
Then, when that doesn't happen.
2nd thought: I'll never get to goal.
I believe that this person's theory was that the overly positive fortune telling always preceded the overly negative. Before that statement, I didn't think that I did overly positive fortune telling. But this made me realize that I do.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 20, 2019 0:20:46 GMT
I do this. The most often being: oh, I can get away with this (overeating), I've done it before and been okay. So far I have been able to maintain but when I do gain weight I then struggle to get it off again. Keep trying to remind myself that to avoid the struggle I need to avoid the overeating.
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Post by cathygeha on Dec 20, 2019 6:42:28 GMT
I am dealing with having my daughter here and at first was maintaining but as s he is here longer the additional daily calories are adding up. I had told myself I would be wise and make healthier choices and that it was a limited time and...well...it reminds me that perhaps I was overly optimistic in my predictions...
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Post by irisinnia on Dec 20, 2019 14:20:43 GMT
I think I'm being overly positive in thinking I'll be able to eat the same foods just in smaller quantities. I think some of my eating and go-to meals are going to have to change. I just need to figure out what changes I'm willing to make.
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Post by lani on Dec 20, 2019 16:46:32 GMT
I think I am over this one. I am painfully aware of the consequences of my eating actions. That doesn't mean I still won't stray, but I'm not fooling myself anymore.
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