Your Faulty Thinking
Okay so my post earlier today definately showed huge signs of faulty thinking. The group I am in, is working on Faulty Thinking right now. Our assignment is to write down next to the following items what you tell yourself about these subjects. There are 10 most common self-defeating messages that can undermine a person's weight-control efforts. I hope you don't mind if I share one a day.
Subjects:
Your appearance:
Your body shape:
your ability to manage your weight:
Your exercise level:
Your self-control:
Your general health:
"1. Externalizing/Internalizing
Your weight locus of control, which we looked at earlier, orchestrates and guides the content of your self-talk. If you tend to be externally oriented, for example, a lot of your internal dialogue might sound like, "I can't lose weight on my own. I'll have to take a diet drug." Or if you have an internal WLOC, you might be telling yourself, "If I'm going to achieve my goals, I've got to work out harder each time." With a chance WLOC, you might tell yourself, "Being overweight is just in the cards. There's nothing I can do about it."
Whatever your primary locus is at work in your life, it tends to be an influential force on what you say to yourself. Too much thinking in any one of these three dynamics - internal, external, or chance - can create outcomes you don't want. Thus, if you've acknowledged that you're inappropriately internalizing, externalizing, or being too fatalistic (chance), then you must stop letting yourself be pushed and pulled by that dynamic. Realistically assess what you can control and what you cannot, and take action to make a difference in your life."
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