Personal Evaluation
1. Have your eating behaviors ever been influenced by your spouse, a loved one or a close friend? In what ways? Just before I started PRISM, my husband and I ate out a lot. I'd have lunch almost every day at the food court by my work, and I'd buy myself sweet snacks throughout the day. I'd often buy treats for our meals - taco salads, pizzas, etc. We'd go out on 'dates' frequently, and it became a bad and expensive habit.
2. How have you dealt with these influences the past 12 weeks? My husband has been incredibly supportive. He has helped me grocery shop, and has encouraged me to make better choices throughout. We rarely go out for meals, but when we do, he consults me first on where would be the most accommodating place for me to go - so I don't break the guidelines of the program.
3. What aspects of your relationships with others need to change as you think about continuing the lifestyle of the TRUE YOU? Definitely the eating out part, as well as the part where I overeat and binge on foods at my in-laws and parents' houses. I tend to be a social eater, so the more people there are at a gathering, the more I feel driven to eat more - especially the things I can't eat. I need to work on being content with the food on my plate - measuring out portions for myself and sticking to ONLY those portions, and not feeling that overwhelming pressure to eat.
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