's motd Sat Oct 4, 2008 - Cheatin'

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CHEATIN'

Saturday, 04 October 2008

I have a confession to make. And I hope you won't judge me because of it. You see, I cheated once in math class when I was in 7th grade. Truth is, math was never one of my strongest subjects. Hey. I never thought I would need all of that math stuff in my life anyway.We were having a test and I had to memorize quite a few formulas for it. To make sure I would pass the exam, I had written all of the formulas down in the palm of my hand. And...I got caught! Now I had never done this before so I was a first-time cheater.My teacher saw how I kept looking into my hand, came over to my desk and...the jig was up! Oh, I felt just awful! She had a very stern talk with me about the importance of honesty and I can tell you, that was enough for me. I never cheated in class again.

Now I have another confession to make. (Oh I know, I know, the Hail 's are mounting up here.) No, I did never cheat in school again but I must have cheated on hundreds of diets I've been on. I'd always get excited about starting a new diet. I'd stock the kitchen with all of the foods I needed and once I got started on that new diet, I'd be so committed and stay on it...well, for a while anyway.My problem was, after being on that new diet for a while, I'd proclaim to myself, "Wow! I've been on this diet for five whole days now. And boy, this is really something to celebrate. Five whole days! I think I deserve a little treat, like maybe a nice banana split at the Woolworth's lunch counter!"And oh yeah, I'd have that banana split which meant, there I was, cheating on my diet, one more time. But come to think about it, who was I cheating...really? Well, I was cheating me, that's who! Those cheating episodes, more often than not, would lead to me ending that most recent diet effort of mind. But, before you knew it, I was ready to begin another new diet!

But oh what a vicious cycle I was on. With every new diet I began, after a few days of success, I'd have another one of my now famous "celebratory talks" and decide to reward myself for having been so good. And, you got it...I'd end up cheating once again! This pattern repeated itself in my life, over and over again, with every new weight-loss effort blowing up in my face after only just a few days.Come to think of it, if I hadn't kept cheating, I would have reached my goal weight very early in my life.So, are you a cheater? Are you using the FoodMover? Have you been on it for five days? Did you have a little talk with yourself about treating yourself with a "reward" for staying on program for a while? Yeah? Well...Stop cheating! It's self-defeating! When you cheat on your weight-loss program, all you're doing, really, is moving farther and farther away from your weight-loss goal. And if you're cheating in this area of your life, are you cheating in other areas of your life as well? Are you?I'm telling you, it's best just not to cheat...at all! And that's true whether it's on a diet or, (ahem), a math test! Please continue to stay on a healthy weight-loss plan until you can look in the mirror and not see...a cheatin' heart!Love,

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