My biggest takeaway from the Introduction is that I need to prepare in advance for challenges/rough patches.
Beck asked the dieters who she works with what they now know about dieting that they wished they'd known years ago.
Some of the words of wisdom from Beck's clients which particularly resonated with me:
- "When I'm tempted to eat something I shouldn't, I need to pull out my list that contains all the reasons I want to lose weight"
- "Just because I'm hungry doesn't necessarily mean I should eat"
- "Cravings always go away, and there are things I can do to make them go away faster. I don't have to give in to them."
- "I have to prepare in advance for sabotaging thinking"
- "I need to give myself credit every time I do what I'm supposed to do."
On to Chapter 1...