How would you chart things like when you stopped binging or the first time you went a week without dessert?  Charting our weight seems an unpleasant task.  What about a check-off list of milestones?  Or a list of the rules Jean listed in an earlier post that could easily be reviewed?  Just “thinking out loud” here.

...one thing I’ve done is as I was reading through the books, I had a notebook where I wrote down significant quotes or sections that were helpful.  Then when I am discouraged or need some reminders I re-read what I wrote in the notebook.  Sometimes writing down quotes helps me to reinforce what I just read.

Munch

Thanks, ANNUAL and MUNCHKIN, those are all good ideas.  I appreciate any/all encouragement and support with this NT approach right now. 

Ela

Landmarks!

Day I realized that dieting was promoting my weight gain________

Day I decided to turn the control for eating over to my body________

Day I understood the difference between real food and pleasure/borderline___

Day I stopped trying to eat less/control my intake of food______

Day I stopped binging_____

Day I realized that my relationship with food was normal______

Day I realized I was off the Feast or Famine Cycle_______

Day I felt free from Food Jail______

Day I knew that Naturally Thin was the answer for me_______

Day I realized my body was not defective_______

Day I knew I was on my way to natural weight loss______

Thanks, Jean, for the ideas for a Landmark chart.