April 2024

Building Resilience (article 2 of 2)

BUILDING RESILIENCEby Richard Weil, M.Ed, CDETransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com   Positive Attitude Optimism is strongly related to resilience Maintain a realistic appraisal of the negative Pay more mindful attention to your thoughts and work to insert positive expectations in your thinking (“I can handle this situation”) while filtering out or refuting, exaggerated or irrelevant negative thoughts […]

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Self-Compassion

by Richard Weil, M.Ed., CDEFounder and DirectorTransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com No one ever lost weight and successfully prevented regain by beating themselves up. “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself,

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Maladaptive Perfectionism

Richard Weil, M.Ed, CDEFounder and DirectorTransformation Weight Control “Maladaptive perfectionistic thinkers never feel as good about losing a pound as they feel bad about gaining a pound.”An original quote by Richard Weil, M.Ed., CDE My quote pretty much captures the essence of maladaptive perfectionism. It’s demandingness, all-or-nothing thinking, black and white thinking. Basically, no matter

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