Quotes from Judith S. Beck

A great mix of tips, tricks, and anecdotes, All is Forgiven, Move On has excellent ideas for your weight loss journey and for improving your life along the way!

Feeling overwhelmed by the requirements of your diet Feeling deprived Feeling discouraged when you don't lose weight consistently or lose as much weight as you had hoped Feeling stressed by other life problems

You'll get to the point where you react differently when you see food you know you shouldn't eat.

Remember, the bread will be tempting, but I can resist it. It's more important to me to lose weight. If I eat the bread, I'll get momentary pleasure, but afterwards I'll feel worse.

don't start dieting until you're psychologically ready, which might not be until two weeks from today.

need to read my Advantages Response Card at least twice a day if I want to resist temptation. It'll take only a few seconds. It's not a big deal. I might not need it psychologically today, but I'll need it soon. I have to cement these reasons in my mind for when the going gets tough.

To lose weight, I'm going to have to train myself to do what I need to do, not what I feel like doing at the moment.

As you're reading this text, you may notice these two levels. Part of your mind is focusing on the information in the text; that is, you are trying to understand and integrate factual information. At another level, however, you may be having some quick, evaluative thoughts about the situation. These cognitions are called automatic thoughts

But I'm not naturally thin. I do struggle. I do deserve credit every single time I think about something in a helpful way or engage in helpful behavior.