As I mentioned in the earlier post, We are at the point of starting tasks. The book recommends a two week waiting period before starting on a diet WHILE you do these tasks. Most of us are already on on a plan, so I will try to condense it all and make it user friendly.

Pull out your 3x5, cards. You're going to make your first response card. Jenn have you done this??

This card is an essential tool that will help you change your mindset and help to control sabatoging thoughts. They will also help to keep you motivated. Read these cards daily, and Dr Beck suggests for the rest of your life.

** Record all the advantages and benefits for losing weight. Use as many cards as you need. You might be having sabatoging thoughts right now about this task, but all the more reason to plow through it and do it!!!

**Make a copy of the card or cards to carry in your purse also.

Here are some other helpful suggestions for your response card.

** Make a screen saver out of them

**Program your e mail to send you messages daily or throughout the day. Yahoo has a calendar that you can use to do this.

** Copy them on a sticky note and post then around your house. In front of the computer is a good spot!

**Put the list on the inside of your diet plan, or pantry, or on the cookie container, the potato chip bag!!!

Use your Advantage Responds cards- While reading think "How important is losing weight to me"?

Read your cards.....

* Daily, at a scheduled time, twice a day at least. More you read the better, the best time I would think would be around meals.

* When you're fighting tempations, cravings, or urges

* Make reading your card a habit-use something to remind yourself to read your card.

* Don't talk yourself out of read the cards!

* DON'T SKIP THIS STEP!! Don't allow sabatoging thoughts to stop you from completing this first task.

Kristy

Ps. I am filling mine out right now.

Let me know how you're doing, or if you have questions.