Make a U-Turn

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  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    bump
  • Ang8178
    Ang8178 Posts: 308
    Great way to think! Sometimes I'll eat something I know I shouldn't and then I think "oh well, already messed up for today, might as well go all out and stuff my face" :laugh:

    I'll be thinking about your post when I do mess up, thanks.
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    Glad to hear it helps Ang!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    bumpage
  • SherryRueter
    SherryRueter Posts: 3,311 Member
    Made a Mistake? Make a YOU-Turn

    Have you enjoyed a few forkfuls of a coworker's cake or picked at your friend's fries? That's OK.

    You're going to make wrong turns. You're going to be tempted by not-so-good-for-YOU foods. Does that mean you should steer off the dietary cliff and fall into the fatty crevasse of destructive eating? Of course not. Instead of falling into a defeatist mentality by drop-kicking healthy eating the moment you make one bad choice, confront it. How?

    Repeat the YOU Diet Mantra:

    "At the next available moment, make an authorized YOU-turn."

    Say it three times, put down the tub of cookie dough, and get back on the right road.

    Regain Control
    What kills any regimen of healthy eating isn't the occasional brownie or slice of pizza; it's the cascade of behavior that happens after the initial indulgence. Use the YOU Diet Mantra to steer yourself back -- and understand that you can make mistakes, but that you can correct them with some nonjudgmental coaxing. Why does it work?

    * It gives you a mental crutch to carry when you're faced with difficult eating situations.
    * It reminds you to be confident, to be positive, to know that the harm isn't in the first mistake, it's in not figuring out how to deal with it.

    Learn five simple ways to protect your emotional well-being.

    Reference: YOU: On a Diet. Roizen, M. F., Oz, M. C., New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.

    I definately need a UTurn. Starting it right now!!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Yep! as the original poster (hi, Tim!) said:
    I wanted to share something that has helped me, not only with dieting, but in life in general...

    In the book, "You! On a Diet" it says, (and I paraphrase) if you slip up (say eat 1/2 a cake or go for an extra slice of pizza) simply make a "U-Turn." It likens it to the GPS system in your car... if you miss a turn, it doesn't say... well, you've screwed up now, you might as well go all the way in the wrong direction. No. Instead it says, at your next possible opportunity, make a U-Turn.

    Using this logic, there is no longer such a thing as a "gateway" food or an excuse to give up. Because if you screw up, just make a U-Turn and get back on the right course.

    His mental picture has really stuck with me. (Men are so visual!)

    I live in Western Washington. If I were to take a trip to, say, Spokane, WA- I would drive East.

    If I found myself at the Idaho State line, would I turn around, knowing that Spokane was in Washington? Or would I keep on driving until I hit New Jersey, because "Oh, well, I already screwed up, I may as well keep going until I DRIVE INTO THE OCEAN!"

    D'oh. :wink:
  • dietingsucks
    dietingsucks Posts: 26
    i really like that thought train

    i know for myself when i've binged or even if i just overeat, i pretty much always head in the wrong direction for the rest of the day

    I catch myself doing just the opposite... I look for ways to punish myself -- then beat myself up for THAT too!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    Bumping for Mother's Day!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    :glasses:
  • Mangoaddict
    Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
    bump
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    bump

    grabs Mangos arm and turns.........making a consolidated UTurn.........I shall come with you!
  • Mamakatspokane
    Mamakatspokane Posts: 3,098 Member
    I wanted to share something that has helped me, not only with dieting, but in life in general...

    In the book, "You! On a Diet" it says, (and I paraphrase) if you slip up (say eat 1/2 a cake or go for an extra slice of pizza) simply make a "U-Turn." It likens it to the GPS system in your car... if you miss a turn, it doesn't say... well, you've screwed up now, you might as well go all the way in the wrong direction. No. Instead it says, at your next possible opportunity, make a U-Turn.

    Using this logic, there is no longer such a thing as a "gateway" food or an excuse to give up. Because if you screw up, just make a U-Turn and get back on the right course.
    I LOVE IT!!!! Thank you for sharing!:flowerforyou:
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    BUMP!!
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    Excellent visual image! I do best with thought-pictures and metaphors. Thank you - and welcome to the site, I don't think we've met!
    ~Cheryl :flowerforyou:

    Thanks Cheryl!!!!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Excellent visual image! I do best with thought-pictures and metaphors. Thank you - and welcome to the site, I don't think we've met!
    ~Cheryl :flowerforyou:

    Thanks Cheryl!!!!

    muah. I love this U-turn thing, Mollie. Otherwise, I'm driving into the Atlantic Ocean. (and I'm a Left-Coaster)
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    bump
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    bump

    what she said
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    bump

    what she said
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    what she said

    TWEEB!!!!! smiley-hug008.gif

    Big azz U turn here babe..........literally :laugh:
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    U-Turn update... my weight loss is back on track. I've lost 35lbs this year with only 26 to go. I'm in the homestretch and I just entered the 100's for the first time in my life.

    U-Turn 143.... I love you.
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    LOL You changed your name and I thought someone stole your thread!! :laugh:

    Hello Tim! You will always be Tweeb in my heart:love:

    I was thankful for Uturns last month! I too am back on track...........finally:drinker:
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    LOL You changed your name and I thought someone stole your thread!! :laugh:

    Hello Tim! You will always be Tweeb in my heart:love:

    I was thankful for Uturns last month! I too am back on track...........finally:drinker:

    Let's rock this U-Turn hot stuff!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    bump worthy:drinker:
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    hump-day bump day
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    :smile:
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    U-Turn update... my weight loss is back on track. I've lost 35lbs this year with only 26 to go. I'm in the homestretch and I just entered the 100's for the first time in my life.

    U-Turn 143.... I love you.

    winken.gifTim! I just read back the last few posts and saw you here. Congrats. We're keeping the U-Turn alive. We all need it.
  • suthernbelle
    suthernbelle Posts: 566 Member
    bump
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    Thanks for the bump-ditty, bump, bumps. ;)
  • cobarlo14
    cobarlo14 Posts: 582 Member
    Bump!!!!!! This has been my mantra since I started.... No more emotional rollercoasters
    Nice !!! :wink:
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    It's been too long since bumpage. Hi, iTim.
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