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Post by bbbearsmom on Feb 24, 2021 0:46:43 GMT
BBR Introduction
The big thing about the introduction is the author’s statement that it is not our fault that we can’t lose weight and keep it off. The actual problem is we don’t know how to do it successfully. The things dieters don’t know include:
How to motivate themselves
What to do when they are tempted to cheat
How to view slip-ups as mistake not a reason to give up
How to handle the feelings of being overwhelmed, hopeless, or unable to keep going
That they can learn how to manage their weight successfully
Another thing people don’t realize is that dieting has natural ups and downs, sometimes it is easy then it gets hard and then it is easy again. In this book you will learn how to manage all these situations so when things get hard you will know what to do. As you use your new skills things will get easier and easier.
If you get a chance read page 13. There is a list of things people learned from going through this program that they didn’t know before and that we learn while going through the program.
With all the things that make weight management a success what are you looking forward to learn or what have you learned from previous reviews of the program?
This is a blurb in an advertisement for an interactive workshop[ for behavioral professionals to learn how to teach people the Beck way. The skills it list are skills you can learn from following this book.
This interactive workshop presents a step-by-step approach to teach dieters specific skills and help them implement these skills every day. You will learn how to engage the client and teach them to solve common problems, develop realistic expectations, motivate themselves daily, reduce their fear of hunger, manage cravings, use alternate strategies to cope with negative emotion, and get back on track immediately when they make a mistake.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Feb 24, 2021 0:54:14 GMT
I'm looking for the review to motivate me to cut back some on my eating. I usually do better on program when doing the review. I think it prompts me to think things out more. I know the program works if I do the work.
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Post by cathygeha on Feb 24, 2021 7:59:00 GMT
I am ready to focus again. The scale is either at a plateau or I need to tighten up on portions or something. I am NOT giving in, have the mental ability to stick with it, etc. Looking forward to enjoying the review with all of you.
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Post by mac on Feb 24, 2021 12:24:56 GMT
My focus on this BBR is to get off this plateau I'm on and get my last 5 pounds off to goal. When this is achieved I plan to lose 5-10 pounds more so I can reduce my blood pressure medicine or better yet get off it as I struggle with many unwanted side effects. I've been off most sugar close to four weeks, striving to do low salt and incorporate most whole foods in my diet. bbbearsmomBring on the BBR! Many thanks to you for the work you do to make this thread possible!👍 |
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Post by irisinnia on Feb 24, 2021 13:08:19 GMT
I'm looking forward to trying new ways to deal with my feelings. I know thin people don't eat when they're upset and I'd like to find a way to soothe myself that isn't food. And, let's be honest, food doesn't really fix the problem in the first place. You'd probably get the same mental kick with an addictive behavior like scrolling through social media or vegging out to TV. Maybe I could even find something that's active rather than passive - dare to dream. I'm also looking forward to creating a nutritious diet filled with nutritious habits. A sabotaging thought I have when I look at the 'long road of dieting' is being hungry and eating 'diet' food, because I was doing that when I was at my lowest weight instead of being practical and cutting some treats/adding in fresh things. I am more willing this time around to find a diet that is sustainable (i.e. filled with power foods). bbbearsmom, I second mac, Thank you so much for all the hard work you put in to making this thread the rich resource it is! |
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Post by surfgirl on Feb 24, 2021 19:32:58 GMT
The big thing about the introduction is the author’s statement that it is not our fault that we can’t lose weight and keep it off. The actual problem is we don’t know how to do it successfully. I guess for me, I disagree with Beck on this because she always makes it out to be like if you read the book and do the exercises, POOF!, you are 'cured' and you will now be successful. And for me and many of us who do the BBRs here, that isn't the case. We KNOW what to do, we just don't DO it, or don't do it on a REGULAR basis. So is that a lack of commitment on our part, or is it a lack of understanding of what she's talking about? I'm not sure...thoughts?
I have learned from past BBRs that weight loss is fairly easy IF you keep your eyes on the prize and stay OP all the time (and if I go off plan, I get back OP the very next meal/snack!). I have learned that if I put into practice what I learned from the BBRs, I can usually be successful and I know that because during a review, when I'm participating by following along here and actually reading the book and all the extra stuff in each chapter, I always lose more weight during a review. So that should be proof, yes?
What I'm looking forward to learning more about, and putting into practice this round, is identifying my ST's AND addressing them immediately, BEFORE I head into my beautiful new kitchen in search of sabotaging snacks.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Feb 24, 2021 20:26:16 GMT
surfgirl, When I first read the book I was already at goal and didn't do the exercises. I'm not the type to get into things. When the tread was started on the Newbie board on the old WW message boards I volunteered to run the reviews because I knew I would need them because I wouldn't do a lot of the work. I was happy to find that over time I do learn things and get somewhat better. I think people just relax and start to give in to sabotaging thoughts. Beck is a task-master, and I don't think she understands that some people just don't give it their all. I do know if you do the work it works.
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Post by lani on Feb 24, 2021 22:21:22 GMT
POOF!, you are 'cured' and you will now be successful. This is exactly how I thought when I did my first Beck go-round. I think if you read thoroughly, the message is that now you have the tools and know what to do, but there will be lapses and relapses for most people. That is the time to break out the entire Beck tool box and see how many behaviors you need to bring back into your routine to get back to where you want to be. But I agree, I was mightily disappointed when it wasn't one and done with the Beck. This is why there are these quarterly reviews, world without end, amen. |
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Post by irisinnia on Feb 25, 2021 15:02:35 GMT
surfgirl, I don't know. I feel like the program is self-perpetuating. A success of say, not eating everything on the plate, plus the skipping lunch thing, turned me into a hunger-tolerating-juggernaut. If I think - oh no, I don't want to be hungry later - then I eat in the old way, if I think - hunger is not an emergency, a meal will be coming in the next few hours - then I don't end up eating, and I become stronger. It's like working out daily versus going to an exercise camp for six weeks and then not doing it until the next camp. It's not that you're 'cured' by working out, you're just stronger, and can continue being stronger if you continue to exercise. But, quit working out, and you backslide. I could see someone becoming a veritable Beck-bodybuilder and I guess you'd call them 'cured' but they really just 'workout' every day. ... just spitballing here. Ignore me if I'm rambling.
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Post by lani on Feb 25, 2021 17:41:22 GMT
Isn't that why we're here?  Ramble on... Led Zep |
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Post by bbbearsmom on Feb 25, 2021 17:53:25 GMT
irisinnia, Great post and very good post, we are not cured, we are given the tools to keep doing the work. It is like the old idea that a weight-loss diet was over or done.
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Post by lizlor on Feb 26, 2021 15:48:11 GMT
In past reviews I used to skip things I thought I didn’t need and I quickly learned that didn't work. I enjoy savoring all the tools in the toolbox because every little bit helps.
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Post by luvvinlife on Feb 26, 2021 22:37:58 GMT
I found that I have to treat the BBR the way I learned to treat my WW meetings. When I thought "I got this!", I'd stop going and gain weight. Each time I went back I learned something new and kept it off longer. Each time I do the review I realize that there's some skill that I had let go by the wayside. I was toying with the notion of not participating in the review this time and then that old ST jumped up! "You don't have to do this. You're good!" But I shut her down. I may not always post but I'll be right here. That's just one thing I learned. There are so many others, but clearly, not enough for me to stop doing the review.
This time around I'd like to see which skills have become habits and which ones need more work.
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Ramble on... Led Zep
