You Can Have [Some] Cake and Eat It, Too Psychology Today (blog)
Lisa was confused. For a very long time, before she started the program in The Beck Diet Solution , she had tried, as much as possible, to avoid certain foods completely, for example, candy, ice cream, and cookies. She was frankly a little astonished when I suggested that she should allow herself to have one favorite food a day.
Dr. Beck: You know, you've gotten really good at following your plan. Can we talk about adding in some of your favorite foods? I think you said you rarely let yourself have candy and ice cream.
Lisa: I thought I should never eat those foods.
Dr. Beck: What's been your experience in eating them in the past?
Lisa: Well, I never allow myself to have them, but I guess I always slip and end up eating them sometimes, even when I don't intend to.
Dr. Beck: When you eat them-do you have moderate portions?
Lisa: No, I tend to go hog wild. I never have, say, 5 pieces of licorice. I either have none or half the bag.
Dr. Beck: You know, I don't think it's realistic-or necessary-for you to ban these foods altogether.
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