Pros of Not Overeating
- Lose Weight
- Save Money
- Sense of Mastery
- Better Health
- More Time
- Practice DBT skills
- Frustrating
- Time Consuming (planning, reading, tracking)
- Lot of Effort
- Tiring
- Feel rebellious
- Boring/Mundane
- Soothing
- Feels Good
- Eat What I Want
- Don't Need to Feel Difficult Emotions
- Instant Relief
- No Food Diaries
- Isolation
- Won't Lose Weight
- Will Gain Weight
- Physically Uncomfortable
- Feel Hopeless
- Bad Health
- High Blood Pressure
- Fatigue
- Worries My Family
- Won't Live As Long
- People Are Judgmental (Even Doctors)
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Just wanted to let you know I think this is a great list and I'm really pulling for you.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite rationales for not overeating (and trust me, it certainly doesn't work all the time, but if I'm batting 51%, I figure I'm ahead of the curve) is that the great white psychologist (aka the fridge or the pantry--mine are both white, yours may be black or nickel or stainless or whatever) does not have a degree and has never yet solved one of my problems or even helped me solve one of my problems.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Seems like you're working hard to get your head on board with the losing weight thing and that's HUGE.