Diet Blog
June 3, 2009/beckadmin
People often ask me why I suggest that dieters (without eating disorders) weigh themselves daily, instead of weekly, monthly, or not at all. Here’s why:
April 27, 2009/beckadmin
A new dieter, Alan, consulted me this week. He weighs 265 pounds and is 5’6”. He would like to weigh 100 pounds less. “It’s a mistake,” I told him, “to set a big goal like that. First, we really don’t know whether 165 pounds is a reasonable weight for you to get down to and maintain. Second, it’s too far away.” Alan immediately became discouraged and we had the following discussion (see pages 113-114 of the Beck Diet Solution).
April 20, 2009/beckadmin
Melanie, a dieter who consulted me a few months ago, recently contacted me for a “booster” session. She was doing great, still losing about 3 pounds a month. She was no longer writing down her food plan in advance, nor did she need to. Instead, she was able to decide at each meal and snack what she wanted to have and to eyeball her portions instead of measuring her food.
April 13, 2009/beckadmin
This past week, I met Jon socially, at a party. We had known each other slightly. He told me he had read my cognitive therapy books on dieting and wanted me to know which technique had helped him the most. It had been emailing his “diet buddy,” when he was tempted to eat something he wasn’t supposed to. With his permission, I cut and pasted below an old email he forwarded to me.
April 6, 2009/beckadmin
A number of dieters have come to see me in anticipation of the holidays. Here’s what I asked them:
When Passover or Easter is over, how do you want to feel about yourself?
Proud that you followed your holiday eating plan? Motivated and in control? Pleased with yourself? Confident that you’ll return to your usual eating routine?
OR
Upset that you abandoned your plan, distressed that you gained a significant amount of weight, and unsure that you can get back on track?
March 30, 2009/beckadmin
When Mark sat down in my office this week, he said, “Before we start, can I just tell you how relieved I feel?” When I said, “Of course,” Mark told me:
“I finally get it. I do. Cravings go away. I don’t have to eat to make them go away. When I’m tempted, the more I say, ‘Don’t worry, you’re going to eat again at ______ o’clock, the easier and easier it gets.’ ”
March 24, 2009/beckadmin
Marta was dismayed. After 20 months of maintaining her weight loss with relative ease, she had gone off track and had gained back five pounds.
March 16, 2009/beckadmin
There has been a good deal of research lately on what constitutes the best diet for weight loss: low fat? low carb? high protein? high fiber? I think the researchers are asking the wrong question.
March 10, 2009/beckadmin
It was important for Emilia to learn how to regularize her eating by sticking to three meals and three snacks […]
March 2, 2009/beckadmin
I’ve been bombarded with questions about how my new book, The Complete Beck Diet for Life, is different from my […]