When
you truly consider the weight-loss process, Double Edged Fat Loss 2.0 Review the battle waged is
mostly in your mind. "Should I eat the corn muffin with butter
or would it be better for me to have margarine or better yet, have
jelly? What am I doing eating this muffin anyway? It's so caloric and
filled with saturated fat. I'm such a pig. I have absolutely zero
willpower." It's no wonder you'll eat that muffin with the
butter and slather jelly on top to quiet that negative self-talk.
What
you need more than a diet is a way to shift those negative
self-defeating thoughts to more adaptive, positive self-statements.
As with most things worth doing, this requires a bit of practice.
First, become aware when you're using a negative statement, then
determine what about that thought is faulty and finally, replace it
with a self-defense response or coping thought.
In the corn muffin example, instead of listening to "I'm such a pig" which clearly mislabels who you are, respond with "Pigs are animals and I am human. I don't have to be perfect."
Many
people cannot change their eating habits until they change their
thoughts about food, eating and drinking. By shedding "distorted"
thoughts and replacing them with productive ones, eating habits can
be changed. It is possible to rid yourself from many self-critical
thoughts, but like any ingrained habit, it takes vigor and vigilance
to change.
Shoulds.
Should statements are more about other people's values, not ones
chosen by the person who wants to lose weight. Additionally, should
statements reflect an attempt by the dieter to motivate herself
without really believing in the value. Better to determine what works
for you. "I will eat up to two Hershey kisses daily and
thoroughly enjoy them."
All-or-Nothing.
This kind of reasoning is the foundation for perfectionism. An
all-or-nothing individual views the world as black or white. Since
there is no allowance for gray areas, the behavior is either perfect
or a failure. "I've ruined my diet by eating all that pizza. I
can't stay on a diet and I'll just always be fat." Maybe the
problem does not arise from the behavior... maybe the problem is with
the diet that does not allow for pizza. "I do not want to give
pizza up for the rest of my life, so what I need is a way to include
pizza in my diet without feeling like a failure. Let me try having a
salad (dressing on the side) before the pizza to take the edge off my
hunger."
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