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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 24, 2021 19:06:45 GMT
Day 25 – Identify Sabotaging Thoughts
Take some time and make a list of sabotaging thoughts you have had about staying on plan. There is a list of them on page 193 of the book. Here are a few of them:
I don’t care.
I’m not going to let anyone tell me what I can and can’t eat.
I deserve to eat this.
I’m really hungry.
I have no willpower.
I’ll make up for it later.
I’m treating myself.
I’ll end up eating it eventually.
Share the sabotaging thoughts you’ve had about staying on plan.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 24, 2021 19:08:36 GMT
Some of mine are: I'm hungry; I've gotten away with overeating before, I'll get away with it this time; I'm having such a strong craving; I might get hungry later.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 25, 2021 0:13:17 GMT
My go to old chestnuts are:
I am stressed so I deserve this
I did good so I deserve this
It's just this one time, normally I'm pretty good.
I'm so talented at STs that I can combine them into one complex ST, as in the first one!
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Post by mac on Jul 25, 2021 1:49:35 GMT
Share the sabotaging thoughts you’ve had about staying on plan.
Sabotaging thoughts are a big problem for me and over the years I could say all the above listed.
Recent ones I use are:
* I deserve to eat this, I haven't had it in a long time
* I'm going to treat myself.
* I'll end up eating it eventually.
* I'm having really strong cravings for this food.
* I just don't care, I'm eating it.
And the list goes on how I trick myself into eating unplanned food!
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 25, 2021 12:38:34 GMT
I probably have had most of them at one point in time. At the moment we are eating basic simple fare and I do feel I want to have something different from time to time. The garden provides but doesn't provide as much variety as I sometimes want.
So...sabotaging thoughts might be:
* I wonder if I can talk my husband into ordering or going out for pizza * Maybe it is time for rotisserie chicken (though I don't WANT chicken) * How long has it been since having "X" - Maybe it is time to have it now...
That said...so far I have been sticking to the program and staying within points. I sometimes wonder if the sabotaging thoughts are the ones that tell me I should "try another program" to see if I will lose faster.
I do think that I might be beset with multitudes of Sabotaging Thoughts if/when the Wednesday gatherings start up again and/or I return to the USA for a visit!
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