I’ve decided to put myself in obedience training this week.
I need to get some of my bad eating habits under control, STAT. I have a tendency to:
- Eat standing up
- Eat exceptionally fast
- Graze mindlessly throughout the day
I started reading The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck, Ph.D. over the weekend, a book all about techniques to get your head around sticking to a long-term healthy eating plan. It’s not a diet, in fact, Beck recommends you pick a healthy eating plan and use her techniques to help you stick with your selected program. Fair enough!
So, this week I’m going to put some of Beck’s techniques from the first 3 or 4 chapters into practice. Starting today, I’m going to train myself like I would a dog. Here’s how:
- SIT. I will sit down to eat. No more grabbing a handful of almonds out of the cabinet just because or drinking a protein shake standing by the blender. I have a table, it’s time to start using it every single time I eat. (By the way, this is Bella’s cousin, Charlie, demonstrating the art of sitting for us here.)
- STAY. I will stay focused on what I’m eating and slow the heck down. I have a tendency to multi-task when I eat, too. So I’m going to attempt to be a little less distracted.
- PRAISE. As silly as this sounds, I’m going to congratulate my bad self when I’m successful. A simple “good job” should do the trick. Last week I didn’t eat that extra handful of almonds and you would have thought I had a major breakthrough!
Now I really must go fetch myself a healthy meal and go sit at the table, otherwise I’ll end up in the dog house!
