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Ejeff wrote:Starflower, that’s a great strategy! Having a list of several things you CAN eat will make it easier. Like you say sort of like a Mary’s mini, but you could in theory eat that way likely forever if you wanted. I may have to try this same strategy for myself.
Erin
VegSeekingFit wrote:Hi Starflower!
Great to see you!!! I also find it helpful to keep in the MWL mindset!
Hoping that you are enjoying your time and kicking the Pleasure Trap to the curb!
Take care,
Stephanie
Mark Cooper wrote:With that, we close out the month of November! I will post a new thread for December on Monday, and we will have our next check-in on December 1st! It is hard to believe that we'll be starting a new year before long.
Since some lapses and deviations may have accompanied the holiday celebrations we've just passed, I'm sharing some bits from our past conversations of lapses and recovery.Mark Cooper wrote:I would say that highly-palatable, calorie-rich, processed foods, when consumed, nearly always pose a risk for triggering the Pleasure Trap. That is how the Pleasure Trap works, right? That said, something achieved once should be achievable again, no? I believe there is no lapse from which one cannot recover, provided continuing life and agency.Mark Cooper wrote:It seems to me, for whatever reason, that oftentimes, when we lapse it can pretty easily be a string of the "wrong" foods "all at once." I think, perhaps, that an encounter with the Pleasure Trap can snowball and cause a repeating cycle. So, the key is to break that pattern as soon as possible - getting back to basics, and making the very next meal consist of the recommended foods is a good way to do that (then do the same with the next meal, and the next). A lapse needn't become a full relapse, but it can get out of control pretty easily in my experience, so a focus on returning to the previously successful form is important. You can do it.Mark Cooper wrote:I agree that the most important thing in the wake of a lapse, is to get right back "on plan" as soon as possible, so as to avoid a full-blown relapse. That is one reason I think framing things in terms of self-assessment, learning and adjustment, rather than recrimination, is so important. It allows us to see where obstacles lie, and correct our course around them; "beating ourselves up" often just leads to feeling bad and losing motivation.
I hope the above is of use or help. Do your very best in working toward your important goals, and treat yourself with kindness and compassion.
Wishing you all an amazing week ahead! Take care & be well!
I agree that the most important thing in the wake of a lapse, is to get right back "on plan" as soon as possible, so as to avoid a full-blown relapse. That is one reason I think framing things in terms of self-assessment, learning and adjustment, rather than recrimination, is so important. It allows us to see where obstacles lie, and correct our course around them; "beating ourselves up" often just leads to feeling bad and losing motivation.
VegSeekingFit wrote:Hi Starflower,
Hope you have a wonderful holiday!!!
Best,
Stephanie
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