Yes We Can!

Hungry Girl · Post by **Hungry Girl** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:13 pm

I was thinking....How about sometimes we say yes instead of no?
For example:
Yes I can have a healthy delicious breakfast.
Yes I can sometimes try recipes from a WeightWatchers (or similar) cook book,
yes I can fill my plate with a fantastic salad berry salad at lunchtime.

Just wondering...

HG

BrightAngel · Post by **BrightAngel** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:27 pm

Good Plan

Nichole · Post by **Nichole** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:31 pm

Framing things in a positive way is wonderful in all aspects of life

I like your thinking!

blueskighs · Post by **blueskighs** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:10 pm

Hungry Girl,

this is great perspective and "nature abhors a vacuum"

No means a void, and Yes fills it with something, I too find it much more helpful to think of looking forward to and saying YES YES YES to my YUMMY DELICIOUS healthful foods that I love then thinking no no no no

Blueskighs

Betty · Post by **Betty** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:50 am

I read somewhere that framing things in the negative doesn't work. So when you say "no sweets" to yourself, your brain hears "Sweets."

On the other hand, I suppose, once the habit is all settled in you don't have to keep repeating the no-s mantra all the time.

When I feel like a binge it does help me to think in the positive: yes, I can be kind to myself by piling my plate as high as I like with healthy, nourishing foods. At six o'clock.

Betty

howfunisthat · Post by **howfunisthat** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:43 am

Okay...I love positive thinking....and here's mine from yesterday...

Yes, I CAN do errands with a hungry 3-yr old in the late afternoon...I can give her something to munch on and I CAN decide to wait and have dinner at home even if the errands go on and on and on....hearing my stomach growl is a very good thing...it means I'm on empty and I'll eat soon. I CAN make a wise choice to wait....and that feels wonderful...

I want to hear more " CAN's" from you...

janie

Adagia · Post by **Adagia** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:43 pm

Yes those cookies my neighbor baked for her new baking business look delicious! Yes I'd like to try one. Yes, I'll save it in my refrigerator to enjoy on Saturday. (and I did, and it was!)

howfunisthat · Post by **howfunisthat** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:39 pm

Adagia...I bet that cookie was even better on Saturday!!! Well done!!!

janie

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:39 pm

What a lovely way to re-frame!

And yes, I know it's hard work sometimes... but we can do hard things.

Yes, I can wait for dinner, even though my husband is a bit late and I am very hungry. The meal is really something to look forward to, and I will spoil it if I snack now. It will taste so much better than anything else I might eat in the meantime!

blueskighs · Post by **blueskighs** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:43 pm

Yes I CAN wait for an S day and YES I will ENJOY it if I wait for an S day and Yes I function much much much better with the right balance of discipline and freedom,

Blueskighs

Betty · Post by **Betty** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:45 am

Love this string of posts!

YES I can change the way I behave around food. YES I can deal with emotions without binging.

Betty