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My New Mantra: "Every bite is a choice."
04-11-2008, 03:46 PM
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blissfully gluten-free
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My New Mantra: "Every bite is a choice."
Yup. That's it.
I've been struggling so much for the past week or so and it's really starting to show--both in my spirit and on the scale.   Bleh.
So, that's my new mantra:
Every bite is a choice.
Because sometimes, just stopping RIGHT THEN so it doesn't get too completely out of control has to be enough to HELP.
Every bite is a choice.
Yeah.
Just wanted to share that. 
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04-11-2008, 04:24 PM
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Wish It~Dream It~Do It
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Texas
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you go girl!
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04-11-2008, 05:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
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FANTASTIC! It's perfect. Mind if I share?
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04-11-2008, 05:27 PM
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Moderatin' Maintainer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
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So simple and so true, and a great reminder that just because you started off one way doesn't mean you have to keep going in that path!
Add it to your signature and spread the wisdom.
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04-11-2008, 05:41 PM
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~Don't Postpone Joy~
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Thank you for posting that... its a perfect mantra for me right now too. A few months ago I was telling myself that staying OP all day was a choice and that wasn't enough, so I started telling myself that every meal was a choice. This new mantra will really have an impact... if not what's left for me every sniff, whiff or sip is a choice ???  thanks I really needed this...
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04-11-2008, 06:23 PM
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girl toward svelte
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Diego
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04-11-2008, 09:03 PM
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blissfully gluten-free
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hollywood
Posts: 472
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You all ROCK!
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Originally Posted by BlzMaxGnrCCJkMly
you go girl!
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Thank you!  
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Originally Posted by BoiseShan
FANTASTIC! It's perfect. Mind if I share?
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It is YOURS! Have at it! 
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Originally Posted by mandalinn82
So simple and so true, and a great reminder that just because you started off one way doesn't mean you have to keep going in that path!
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Exactly! I get so caught up in the spiral that I forget to notice sometimes that it's NOT the end of the world!!
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Originally Posted by mandalinn82
Add it to your signature and spread the wisdom.
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Done! How does she look?  
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Originally Posted by Sweetcaroline
Thank you for posting that... its a perfect mantra for me right now too. A few months ago I was telling myself that staying OP all day was a choice and that wasn't enough, so I started telling myself that every meal was a choice. This new mantra will really have an impact... if not what's left for me every sniff, whiff or sip is a choice ??? thanks I really needed this... |
Heeee! If it needs to be a sniff or a whiff or a sip, so be it! Sometimes a LICK!
So glad this was helpful for you today. It was for me TOO! Amazingly, posting it somehow empowered me to have a VERY good day. 'bout time!!!
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Originally Posted by audreymonroe
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Excellent!! I know I'll be using it too. It's proven very helpful! Phew!
Thanks, everyone. It means a lot to be able to share here.
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04-11-2008, 09:07 PM
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WW Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Yes! Truth! 
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04-11-2008, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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I love it!!
One of the most profound truths I have noticed on this journey is that each one of us owns the power to change. Our bodies simply do what we tell them to do. We have hundreds of choices everyday. We may not always make the best choice at the moment, but the very next moment is a chance to take a step toward health.
I love your mantra!!!
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04-12-2008, 06:30 PM
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blissfully gluten-free
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hollywood
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Originally Posted by Faerie
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Thankee! And yes, indeed!!!!
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Originally Posted by midwife
I love it!!
One of the most profound truths I have noticed on this journey is that each one of us owns the power to change. Our bodies simply do what we tell them to do. We have hundreds of choices everyday. We may not always make the best choice at the moment, but the very next moment is a chance to take a step toward health.
I love your mantra!!!
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Thank you! And that's exactly it--there are SO many moments during which we can make BETTER choices (even if only *slightly* better, sometimes--it's all about doing a wee bit better than the last moment, right?) and that's what we should embrace, rather than the thought of, "Today has to be a success," or "This week has to be a success," or "This LIFE has to be a success."
No set-ups for failure! Life comes with enough of those as-is, right?
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04-14-2008, 12:32 PM
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needs constant reminding
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Thank you. I'm adding that to another really great mantra-- my hand, my mouth (don't know who posted it but it's great!)
Every bite is a choice, yup, uh huh.
glad to get these mantras goin' on in my head.
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04-14-2008, 12:45 PM
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Just Yr Everyday Chick
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Florida
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I believe Glory87 said "My hand, my mouth."
Jay
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04-14-2008, 12:48 PM
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fat chick FKA Velveteen
Join Date: Jan 2006
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simple yet SO BRILLIANT!!!!
what I say now when there is junk around me "I don't care for that". My colleagues make a little bit of fun of me, but actually, if you say it enough, you tend to believe it!!
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04-14-2008, 01:17 PM
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All stocked up on crazy!
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Originally Posted by Velveteen
...if you say it enough, you tend to believe it!!
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I think that is so true! I think this is how new habits are formed, almost the old "fake it til you make it" concept.
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04-21-2008, 10:59 AM
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Senior Member
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I found myself snacking this weekend.... Then it hit me: Every Bite is a Choice. I thought about this for a second, realized I wasn't hungry and that I was eating because I was bored. So I set my snack aside and saved myself about 70 calories!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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