Did the Super Bowl game get you off track this past weekend with your dieting efforts? Did it start with eating a little of this and a little of that and all of a sudden you were really overdoing it?
What you don’t want to do is turn any bad day into a total moral issue. This starts when you start telling yourself “I’ve been bad.” You are not a bad person because you did not follow your food program! You are not a thief or murderer here, all right? Or would you tell your best friend she was bad if she ate off her program?All this kind of thinking does is make you feel worse and reinforces the very negative behavior you don’t want! Note that relapse is more about your specific reaction to it and it's all part of the weight loss process. Everyone is challenged almost daily with negative influences. What you need to do here is learn new skills around specific areas and not constantly judge yourself about how “bad” or “good” you are. So what was the exact cause for slipping and how can you prevent it from happening again?
And, for those of you that got through the game eating moderately, great work with this huge challenge! How did you you transform from "aints to saints?" Help give us suggestions on how you did it!
