I got this in my e-mail this week, and I think it's a perfect thing to think about.

Did you brush your teeth last night? If you didn't, do you berate yourself and decide that you might as well give up and never brush your teeth again? No, you go ahead and brush your teeth in the future, and resolve to do better in the future

Weight loss is the same thing. If you eat the wrong thing, or miss a day of exercise, you don't give up. Resolve to do better in the future.

Don't let a slip ruin your progress or make you give up. Simply get back on track, and get on with the program to a healthier you.

I don't agree. I think brushing your teeth and loosing weight are a totally different thing. both are very important and have to do with health, but I think that diet is important.

You never "forget you're on a diet" and cheat...

... but you can forget to brush.

Yeah, but the point was that if we don't brush our teeth we don't give up on it and call ourselves failures as we would by cheating on the diet. You're right that it's two different things, but I like the point!

I definately like your point pennyt, thanks. Sometimes it's just simple reminders like this to help us along the way. Cheers!

You never "forget you're on a diet" and cheat...

I have.

I think the point is that no one stops brushing their teeth *forever* if they forget one time. Yet how many times has someone you know said "I went on a binge last night so my diet is ruined so I might as well eat this cake today too" ?

Diets aren't like mirrors... if you break them they aren't broken forever.

Sometimes I DO actually forget I'm dieting or eating better. You're so right on this analogy... thanks!