7 Mistaken Beliefs That Prevent Weight Loss

waves · 07-13-2009, 04:15 PM

Found this link on using cognitive therapy for weight loss and maintenance. The quoted exerpt is based on the book The Complete Beck Diet
for Life by Judith Beck, director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research.

thought you guys might be interested:

http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-fi...ight-loss.html

Quote:

7 Mistaken Beliefs That Prevent Weight Loss

Hunger is bad. "People think that it is going to get worse and worse and worse," says Beck, and that the only way to avoid that is to eat. Not so. Hunger is not going to harm you, will probably persist for only five to 10 minutes before fading, and can certainly be tolerated until your next meal. Plus, she says, food tastes better when you're hungry.
It's not fair: Other people can eat whatever they want. Probably not true, says Beck. You may think they're eating whatever they want, but if you followed them around for a day, you'd probably find they keep a lid on their eating; most people do.
Some foods are "bad," and I should permanently avoid them. There's room for your favorite food in your diet, says Beck. Just make sure you control the calories through small portions and plan for the treat.
I can't not give in to a craving. On the flip side, just because the carton of Phish Food is calling doesn't mean you absolutely must give in. Like hunger, cravings come and go. If you distract yourself with some other activity, they will go away.
I don't need to plan my meals and exercise. Winging it doesn't really work, says Beck. You have to make time to eat well and exercise. (Oprah Winfrey also learned this recently; in an episode earlier this month, among other lessons, she discussed the importance of scheduling in fitness.)
I deserve to eat when I'm emotional. Yes, you may be bummed and you are entitled to comfort. Just don't get it through food, says Beck. It's simply not possible to lose weight if you allow yourself a free pigout pass when you're particularly sad, happy, or anxious.
It's OK to take a break if I don't feel like eating well or exercising right now. We all have to do things we don't particularly want to in pursuit of a goal. Even the most avid exercisers have mornings when they'd rather sleep in. But if you want to lose weight, says Beck, you're going to have to get over that and keep your eyes on the prize.

~ waves ~

Vowel Lady · 08-28-2009, 09:34 PM

IMHO, profound advice!!!

Hockey · 08-29-2009, 06:20 AM

Thanks Waves,

I've just been switched off Lyrica and have started trying to dump the pounds that drug packed on me. (Man, they should give it to anorexics.)

It's a real challenge because, aside for some "baby blubber," I've never been over-weight. Losing it is doubly hard because my spinal cord injury and TBI interfer a touch with my ability to exercise. Before my accident I was a mega jock so if I monitored calories, it was only to make sure I was getting enough of them. Oh yeah, and thanks to my frontal lobe damage, I now have weak impulse control and find it hard to stay away from junk foods I never would have even glanced at premorbid.

Anyway, wish me luck -I'm going to need it. I'll keep you posted. My rallying cry is "Thin jeans by Easter or bust (literally, bye, bye seams)!

jackie66 · 08-29-2009, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Hockey

Thanks Waves,

I've just been switched off Lyrica and have started trying to dump the pounds that drug packed on me. (Man, they should give it to anorexics.)

It's a real challenge because, aside for some "baby blubber," I've never been over-weight. Losing it is doubly hard because my spinal cord injury and TBI interfer a touch with my ability to exercise. Before my accident I was a mega jock so if I monitored calories, it was only to make sure I was getting enough of them. Oh yeah, and thanks to my frontal lobe damage, I now have weak impulse control and find it hard to stay away from junk foods I never would have even glanced at premorbid.

Anyway, wish me luck -I'm going to need it. I'll keep you posted. My rallying cry is "Thin jeans by Easter or bust (literally, bye, bye seams)!

Junk food? Can you believe I have never eaten a Pizza or a Macdonalds beefburger? or anybody else's burger come to that. And I'm 73 years old (antique)

Hockey · 08-29-2009, 07:24 AM

Dear Jackie,

I'd never touched any of that garbage before my accident, either. My body was a temple. Now it's the dumpster behind the church.

Since my TBI everything tastes different and I find I crave carbs and sugar - the two things that are the most damaging for my expanding middle and my battered brain.

By the way, seventy is the new fifty!

bizi · 05-05-2010, 10:50 PM

thanks waves! Ijust found this

Alffe · 05-06-2010, 05:56 AM

I really like #5 on that list...I think exercise would make all the difference in the world for me...granted I'm working in the yard alot but I only break a sweat on the treadmill....~sigh~ just can't seem to do it! Maybe if we moved it out into the yard.

bizi · 05-06-2010, 09:49 AM

you are getting exercise working in the yard and are burning calories...think about it...the people who have to sit infront of a computer all day, they really have to worry about exercise. any movement is better than no movement.
keep up that yard work!
you are doing great!
bizi

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