And the Real Beck Dieters too! The task of the day? Sit down to eat! A simple enough concept, but sometimes hard to put into practice, especially if you're in the habit of standing up to eat. Eating while standing up might be the product of such unhelpful, sabotaging thoughts as these: I don't have time to eat while sitting down. It doesn't matter if I just have a few bites on the go. I'll sit down to eat next time, cross my heart! I like the freedom to just graze - I don't want to be restricted. Food eaten while standing up contains no calories. It doesn't matter if I just ate some celery or carrots while standing up - my diet allows me to eat as much of them as I want. Using the Beck method, we contradict these Sabotaging Thoughts right back - here's a few examples, you can customize your own: I make time for doctor's visits, picking up prescriptions, taking medicines, and doing treatments, don't I? This is no less important...