Post by lizlor on Nov 28, 2020 21:41:42 GMT
Day 29: Resist food pushers
Today’s thought:
Once I firmly believe I’m entitled to say no to food pushers, dieting will be easier.
In this age of Covid-19, we are no doubt a lot more isolated from the usual food pusher scenario, but this doesn’t mean it’s not something we’ll have to handle in the future. Beck advises us that when we feel obliged to eat what we know we shouldn’t, just because someone is offering it, we need to remember our Whys and how to say No.
Beck suggests we think about the costs of accepting the offer of unplanned food. It could make you:
Go off your scheduled meal plan.
Eat more than you really want.
Feel subservient to others.
Feel out of control.
Stop losing or even gain weight.
Overeat or develop a craving.
Feel bad about yourself.
Take a look at and fill out the My Cost Analysis of Eating Chart on page 212 if you want to see the costs in writing.
Then, Prepare your initial response. What will you say the next time someone offers you food? Write what you plan to say in your notebook or on a Response Card. For many people, “No, thanks,” or “No, thank you, it looks delicious, but I’m fine,” will probably suffice. You don’t have to explain that you’re on a diet or watching what you’re eating if you don’t want to. If it’s appropriate and if you want, you can always say, “Thank you, it looks really good. Could I take a little piece home for later?” Visualize your plan in action. Who will most likely push food on you in the near future? Where will you be? Who else will be around? What foods will be involved? Try to imagine the scene. See him or her offering you the food. Hear yourself saying, “No, thank you.” Think about what this person might say next and how you might respond. See the person turn away and offer the food to someone else. Visualize giving yourself lots of credit and feeling proud of yourself for being politely assertive about your needs. If you haven’t had much practice in turning down food, you might get a little nervous the first time you try it. It’ll definitely get easier to do over time, as you see that nothing terrible happens.
Do you think you have food pushers in your life? How do you handle them? If yes, what will you do differently armed with these strategies?
Today’s thought:
Once I firmly believe I’m entitled to say no to food pushers, dieting will be easier.
In this age of Covid-19, we are no doubt a lot more isolated from the usual food pusher scenario, but this doesn’t mean it’s not something we’ll have to handle in the future. Beck advises us that when we feel obliged to eat what we know we shouldn’t, just because someone is offering it, we need to remember our Whys and how to say No.
Beck suggests we think about the costs of accepting the offer of unplanned food. It could make you:
Go off your scheduled meal plan.
Eat more than you really want.
Feel subservient to others.
Feel out of control.
Stop losing or even gain weight.
Overeat or develop a craving.
Feel bad about yourself.
Take a look at and fill out the My Cost Analysis of Eating Chart on page 212 if you want to see the costs in writing.
Then, Prepare your initial response. What will you say the next time someone offers you food? Write what you plan to say in your notebook or on a Response Card. For many people, “No, thanks,” or “No, thank you, it looks delicious, but I’m fine,” will probably suffice. You don’t have to explain that you’re on a diet or watching what you’re eating if you don’t want to. If it’s appropriate and if you want, you can always say, “Thank you, it looks really good. Could I take a little piece home for later?” Visualize your plan in action. Who will most likely push food on you in the near future? Where will you be? Who else will be around? What foods will be involved? Try to imagine the scene. See him or her offering you the food. Hear yourself saying, “No, thank you.” Think about what this person might say next and how you might respond. See the person turn away and offer the food to someone else. Visualize giving yourself lots of credit and feeling proud of yourself for being politely assertive about your needs. If you haven’t had much practice in turning down food, you might get a little nervous the first time you try it. It’ll definitely get easier to do over time, as you see that nothing terrible happens.
Do you think you have food pushers in your life? How do you handle them? If yes, what will you do differently armed with these strategies?
