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I'm happy you were able to identify with and take encouragement from what wildgoose described. It took me a while to find them, but below are some places where I discussed similar aspects of my own experience.Artista wrote:Mark, thank you so much for your thoughtful responses to my questions. All the information you provided is so encouraging. I really appreciate you taking the time to do that. And thanks for the link to wild goose’s post. Several things there rang true for me that I'll keep in mind going forward, like not thinking of what life will be like “off the diet”, and keeping a clean food environment.
I think the feelings you describe here are familiar to many of us when confronting the stark contrast between what is "normal" in our society as compared to the pattern of behavior we are trying to adopt. For some of us, that discordance can feel very frustrating and even provoke feelings connected to grief or mourning in my experience. Something that I found helpful was transitioning my thinking from "doing a diet" to practicing a "lifestyle", and from what was for me a maladaptive focus on "perfectionism", toward the idea of maintaining an "overall prevailing pattern of behavior" across time.CUgorji22 wrote:I thought about how hard it is to follow guidelines with intention while others seem to be living their best lives with reckless abandon when it comes to food. I know logically those folks may experience physical/emotional consequences I don't want to go thru. But what I felt inside was totally different.
Very well put; I agree with this 100%. Awesome that your new trainer was willing to support your practice of the pattern of behavior we recommend. Your video of "eating healthy on-the-go with kids in tow" sounds really fun!CUgorji22 wrote:I think I need to revisit WHY I'm here, in this Group. My motivation is key. I also think it's time to draw from what helped me get thru the toughest moments of my grief. I learned this statement from my Grief Recovery Group: Just do the next thing. It was a call to keep going, move forward, look ahead. My health journey is the same. My decision is to just do the next thing I know is best for my body & exercise today!
What a great observation! And people do, indeed, love fruit, right? That has certainly been my experience, too. SCORE!CUgorji22 wrote:In the video, I mentioned that putting my food together at home prob took me less time than waiting in a drive-thru line for fast food. A win for me!!!
Awesome! I think it is really important to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate achievements like this; they are where we show ourselves what is possible. I wish the discussion boards had a :handclap: emoji!Starflower wrote:I’m celebrating that I didn’t partake of a single ‘treat’ at that celebration. Not even my favorite and strongest pleasure trap triggers! Yay! Onward!
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