Thanks PT - last night you saved me!

Yesterday I was feeling kinda bummed and tired and was waffling back and forth on whether to eat some unhealthy things. I was sitting there for about an hour with this internal struggle going on and it was making me more and unhappy. I decided to read through some of the PT diet articles to try and get some inspiration. I stumbled upon the Beck philosophy section and read this....

"Cravings start to diminish the moment you decide you're absolutely not going to stray from your diet. They increase when you're indecisive about whether or not to eat."

When you're tempted to eat something you shouldn't, your internal argument ("I want it! . . . but I shouldn't eat it!") creates tension, which is emotionally and physically uncomfortable. You'll be tempted to relieve this tension by eating. Notice, though, that once you've made the decision to eat, your discomfort immediately subsides - even before you've taken a bite! Just as deciding to eat can release this tension, so can deciding not to eat."

I copied it into my log and right then typed "I am making the choice not to eat unhealthy." I felt immediately better. Things got hectic that night and we were late to pick up food and I was starving by the time we got to the grocery store and while my bf went and got something unhealthy I had already made my choice. So I stuck to my decision and made a healthy choice.

Sometimes you think you are getting all you can from a site and then you find out its an even better resource! Thanks for providing this support.

Sat. Nov 1, 11:07am

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