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Post by bbbearsmom on Jun 28, 2020 23:35:06 GMT
Monday, 06/29
BBR Chapter 3
How Thin People Think
Characteristics that make dieting difficult:
#1: You confuse hunger with the desire to eat
#2: You have a low tolerance for hunger and cravings
#3: You like feeling full
#4: You fool yourself about how much you eat
#5: You comfort yourself with food
#6: You feel helpless and hopeless when you gain weight
#7: You focus on issues of unfairness
#8: You stop dieting once you lose weight
Which ones of these characteristics do you have?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jun 28, 2020 23:39:56 GMT
Chapter 3 Answers
How Thin People Think
Characteristics that make dieting difficult:
#1: You confuse hunger with the desire to eat – I don’t do this anymore, but I’ll still eat sometimes even though I know it is only a desire to eat.
#2: You have a low tolerance for hunger and cravings – I have a low tolerance for hunger. I manage cravings by keeping sweets out of the house.
#3: You like feeling full – I have gotten use to not feeling full. I accept it because I know now how much I need to eat.
#4: You fool yourself about how much you eat – I do this. For some reason there are times I think that calories do not count.
#5: You comfort yourself with food – I do this a little.
#6: You feel helpless and hopeless when you gain weight – Like it or not I do feel this way at times even though I have had years of success and know what to do.
#7: You focus on issues of unfairness – Do not do this.
#8: You stop dieting once you lose weight – Did not do this this time.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jun 28, 2020 23:49:03 GMT
1. I usually recognize my desire to eat. Sometimes I resist and sometimes I give in. Over the fall and the winter I usually get a strong desire to eat after four in the afternoon even though I’ve had a snack. Lately I’ve been having a can of seltzer about that time and it seems to keep me away from food.
2. I do have a tendency to feed my hunger and I worry about getting hungry later. Although if I’m busy I can put off eating sometimes. Haven’t had problems with cravings lately but I keep sweets out of the house and that helps.
3. I do like feeling full but not stuffed. The fullest I feel is after dinner because I’ve eaten a large salad. Otherwise I’ve learned to check for satisfaction especially with foods that have too many points/calories to be eating until full.
4. I do fool myself about how much I eat even though I’m a pretty accurate tracker. When I overeat I look at it in the tracker until it starts to show up on the scale and then I do a song and dance and eventually cut back. Have such a hard time cutting back on food.
5. I do check with myself when I’m out of sorts, will eating help the mood? Sometimes I do need to eat then I eat something healthy and not too much. I’ve learned with a lot of my moods food is not the answer.
6. In the past I have felt helpless and hopeless when I gained weight. I felt very powerful when I made goal. That is what I have to remember that I have the power (tools) to manage my weight I just need to use them.
7. I do not have a problem with unfairness. I know I’m in charge here and I do realize this can be a lot of work but I’m the person that needs to do it. Sometimes it is a struggle to figure out what works for you.
8. I did gain my weight back twice but this time I’ve maintained. I know this is for the rest of my life because of my health, I built a support network, and I do these reviews to deal with the mental side of things.
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 29, 2020 7:43:26 GMT
#1: You confuse hunger with the desire to eat ❌ not really...I know the difference
#2: You have a low tolerance for hunger ❌ and cravings ✔️
It is the cravings that get me...or social situations
#3: You like feeling full ❌ Hate feeling stuffed
#4: You fool yourself about how much you eat ✔️ This can happen...fudging the points to get a bit more food...or under estimating
#5: You comfort yourself with food ✔️ I have in the past...not sure if I still do or not but do so less as I see the scale dropping and want the reward of pounds lost
#6: You feel helpless and hopeless when you gain weight ❌ Not really...angry and frustrated and upset with myself but not helpless or hopeless
#7: You focus on issues of unfairness ❌ Maybe in the past...not now
#8: You stop dieting once you lose weight ✔️
Obviously...was at goal weight twice in the past and regained so did NOT continue eating as I had to lose and maintain...will be working on that this time!
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Post by irisinnia on Jun 29, 2020 14:45:44 GMT
Let's see what I still have...
#3: You like feeling full - I love feeling full.
#4: You fool yourself about how much you eat - I don't know if it's purposely fooling myself so much as forgetting because I'm not tracking as well as I should be. Which is a big problem.
#5: You comfort yourself with food - I just stopped doing this! I'm not saying I would do this if something truly tragic happened but I don't snack out of boredom or frustration anymore. Scheduling what time I eat was a huge help.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jun 29, 2020 16:43:10 GMT
#5: You comfort yourself with food - I just stopped doing this! I'm not saying I would do this if something truly tragic happened but I don't snack out of boredom or frustration anymore. Scheduling what time I eat was a huge help. Congrats on doing this. |
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Post by lizlor on Jun 30, 2020 4:36:00 GMT
#4: You fool yourself about how much you eat
yes, snacking and mindless eating catches up
#5: You comfort yourself with food
yes, but getting better at recognizing this
#6: You feel helpless and hopeless when you gain weight
yes, needs to draw a line and focus on credits
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Post by luvvinlife on Jun 30, 2020 18:32:47 GMT
# 5 : I still comfort myself with food.
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Post by surfgirl on Jun 30, 2020 19:32:03 GMT
As I read the options of various characteristics I kept thinking, 'nope, that's not me...where is me?!' I finally found 'me' in:
#5: You comfort yourself with food If this includes mindless snacking because I'm bored then count me in. I have to say I've been better than I have been during self quarantine because I knew it could get out of hand, and for some reason, having my husband in the next room working 5 days a week has helped me keep busy and not be snacking too much. But yes, there have been pretzels with lunch at times, and cheese and crackers in the late afternoon at times, though we've tried to curb that for only occasionally. A thin person does not comfort themselves with food, they use other means like reading, meditation, exercise, or another activity.
#8: You stop dieting once you lose weightI've done this twice and next time I cannot do this ever again. I get so annoyed at myself for wasting all that time and effort and blowing it by thinking I could just guesstimate planning, tracking and exercise! A thin person never stops being aware of, and managing their food intake and their exercise.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jun 30, 2020 23:51:01 GMT
surfgirl, What helped me is my main reason is I don't want to get Type 2 diabetes and I know that works on the physical laws of nature, and those laws are clear cut for me: gain weight and I will get it. That keeps me focused. This is my third time losing weight and first time maintaining. What helped this time is I knew whatever came I had to keep this up because otherwise I would get diabetes.
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