If At First You Don't Succeed...

[gratitude28]

I realized very recently that until the past few years, my philosophy matched that of my parents:

[font=Verdana]If at first you don't succeed, quit and try to find an easier way.[/font][/glow]
There was no regular diet in our house. You either ate nothing or everything and tried to make it even out.
Exercise was to lose weight or because there was a new "easy" product on the market.
Money will be won through the lottery or given to you when someone dies. Empty credit cards were a call to BUY!
And so on... I am sure you have stories of this nature you can add...

So, now I am living a normal person's (well, mostly) life. And I find I have to EARN everything. And sometimes it's a real pain. And sometimes I think that's because I wouldn't appreciate anything if I didn't have to work for it.

Does anyone know a quick way to lose a few pounds? LOL.
Love, Beth

[teartracks]

Hi Beth,

I'm going to keep my ear to the ground for ALL the answers!   

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[Hops guest]

Hey Beth,
I have recently heard on NPR an interview with a Dr. Beck, who's got a new book out on weight loss. I forget the title but it's something like The Beck Diet. The subtitle is
How to Think Like a Thin Person.

What's intriguing is that she's the daughter of the psychologist at Penn State who developed cognitive behavioral therapy. She became a shrink herself and noticed that many of her clients who were in for help with anxiety or depression also said they'd like to lose weight. So she asked herself, why can't I apply the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy to help people lose weight? And it worked, so she wrote about it.

I'd like to read it. Thought it might be interesting to you too.

xo
Hops

[gratitude28]

Yea S&S and congrats!!!! And yea CB for doing something proactive!!! I HATE being weighed or measured. I would rather chew toenails. I get so upset. My mother harped on my weight from the time I was a baby so it is the scariest thing to me.
I was actually joking about the diet thing But I will check out that book Hops. I had seen it in an article before. I am getting control of what I do "emotionally" now and that is helping.
Yes, S&S, it is a lot nicer to think of it as a journey. A way of life... It's just hard to change your entire way of thinking. But I am very proud of my kids and of having taught them that the way to achieve is through diligence. They accept that as normal and are so happy with their accomplishments because they always know they have earned them. I guess that was what I meant by EARNING things.
Thanks all!!!!!!!!!!!
Love, Beth