ILL START TOMORROW (WELL, MAYBE THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW)
Are you one of those people who seem very comfortable with self-defeating acts in the moment? But later, when the moment has passed, do you hate yourself for behaving that way? Do you know anyone (including yourself) who indulges a passion for desserts no matter what the cost? Do you wonder why his or her (or your?) sense of regret doesnt lead to different eating choices the next time? Do you (or anyone you know) distract yourself from important tasks such as schoolwork or a job by partying, watching TV, daydreaming, and so on, and then justify it to yourself or others? It may feel great at the time, but the remorse that inevitably follows is like that killer hangover that also fails to motivate constructive changes. When you promise yourself to do better the next timeas you do when you say Ill start my diet next week and you still fail to follow throughyoure left with a strong sense of betrayal, remorse, and guilt for having failed . . . yet again.
ARE YOUR FANTASIES A SUBSTITUTE FOR REAL SATISFACTION?
Are your fantasies the major source of your happiness? Think about your weight fantasies, your...