Make a U-Turn

Sunday night. Maybe did a little damage to the calories today? Didn't get out to exercise?

Make a U Turn. Right now. Not tomorrow. NOW. Tomorrow you may be in the ditch.

Wow! I never thought of it that way before. I was always in the thinking of "I've already messed up, I might as well keep going."

I will definitely keep this idea in mind.

Thanks!

I guess Monday is the day to bump this, but why not just before the weekend? :So have a nice weekend, everyone, and make the U-turn now, if needed - saves you some gasoline-money :bigsmile: :drinker:

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.

bump!

I'm making a U-Turn right now ya'll. I was away for almost two months (well, mostly away). I'm back from outer space and I am not going to give up. Can I get a WOOT WOOT?!?

WOOT WOOT! I missed you there Tweber! U turn right back into our lives! WOOT WOOT!

You don't have to go down the wrong road. Turn around.

bmp...i agree...need this more today than ever!

:noway: :noway: BIG FAT U-TURN TIME :noway: :noway:

Thanks! I needed that.

Hiya Tweeb.......looking good! I really needed this and it worked!!

This is the first time I've seen this post, but I see it's been around for a while. I see why - I love it! Thanks for keeping it alive! :flowerforyou: U-turn, that is awesome!!

I got the email in my box today. I remember it was posted but I'll just post it again

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.

yep. it's time again.