Post by surfgirl on Jul 25, 2020 2:38:32 GMT
TODAY’S MANTRA: Once I get good at identifying my ST’s so I can respond to them, dieting will be easier.
Today we will be looking at what sabotaging thoughts (STs) are, and identifying what our specific ST’s are for each of us. Fun times, eh?! Let’s get to it, shall we?
Beck asks us to consider that each time we engage in unplanned eating and go off plan, we probably had some ST before we opened Ye Olde Pie Hole and shoved that éclair right in, but we don’t usually take the time to reflect on what we were thinking before we fell off plan. She says that the FEELING of wanting to eat something off plan us usually preceded by a SABOTAGING THOUGHT (ST), so our goal now is to identify what our most common STs are, and note them down in whatever manner we’re using to do our cards, etc.
I thought it was interesting that such a huge topic had only one full page of text to read! Then I thought about my little excursion into the kitchen about an hour ago, where I inadvertently stuffed a large cracker, a smaller cracker, and a soy jerky stick into that pie hole on my face, and I had a complete conversation with myself about it before and after, BUT NOT DURING. Because I wanted to enjoy those damn snacks without interference from my spinning mind! But yes, I’ll be damned, I did indeed have a conversation with myself, full of STs like:
• You did something good this morning, you deserve a snack this afternoon!
Hmmm, look at that…I seem to have a reoccurring ST, “I deserve this because I did something good…” Funny thing is, the extra crackers don’t really look good on my ass, or on the scale on Fridays. Imagine that, epiphany calling!
Beck goes further to clarify that when we want to eat something off plan, and we stop to ask ourselves something that might dissuade our unplanned eating, like:
How glad am I that I’m not supposed to eat that (hot, creamy mac n cheese)!
How easy it is to not eat that (giant ass brownie)!
We probably will answer the above with “HELL NO, I TOTALLY WANNA SCARF THAT RIGHT NOW!” But for now we just note down are STs, we’ll learn what to do with them later this week.
Sabotaging Thought: I don’t know if I can figure out what I’m thinking. A thin person would try to figure it out.
Helpful Response: It’s not that important to figure it out right now, it’s more important to TRY, it’s a skill I’ll get better at over time. A thin person TRIES.Sabotaging Thought: My mind is blank when I start eating off plan, it just happens! A thin person knows this is bullshit and gets real with themselves.
Helpful Response: Eating is not automatic. I just ignore my thoughts so I can cave to my giving in muscle. I need to look for some STs so I can learn how to beat those suckers into submission! A thin person carries a big anti-ST stick and isn’t afraid to use it!
TODAY’S REFLECTION: What Sabotaging Thoughts do you repeatedly use to justify engaging in unplanned eating? Why do you think you do that?
