No More Cold Turkey
I finally ate the last of the Thanksgiving turkey today
(it was still yummy).
That's the good kind of cold turkey. The other kind of
'cold turkey' is a self-defeating thought process that
leads to failure.
To stop something Cold Turkey means to quit all at once,
rather than gradually. I think the term refers to the
physical similarities between a withdrawing addict and a
turkey carcass (shriveled, pale, goose bumps, etc).
But that type of thinking can turn your mind and spirit
into a picked-over Turkey, too...if you're not careful.
There was a movie back in the '70s called 'Cold Turkey',
about a whole community that decided to stop smoking.
If the townspeople didn't go nuts from wanting a cigarette,
or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they'd win
a huge prize.
Going nuts and killing each other doesn't sound like a
healthy way to reach your goals.
Sometimes you need a clean break. But it's usually too
abrupt, and you 'bounce off' the change rather than
embracing it. Since most life changes include new habits,
routines, thought patterns, training, rewiring neurology,
etc., it's easier and more effective to adjust a little at a time,
over a few weeks. Weaning yourself into a new reality.
It takes about 21 days to make a new habit. Little changes
every day, for 21 days, are much more effective than a
hard-core, all at once, cold turkey approach.
Feeling bloated after the big weekend? Discouraged about
Christmas (dinners, parties, etc) coming? and your winter
coat (that you never seem to shed in the spring)?
Don't fret--act.
Get the Caveman Cuisine Quick-Start guide, and take the
next three weeks to learn some successful eating habits.
http://www.drvinceonline.com/caveman.htm
Eating cold turkey is allowed on the Caveman Cuisine plan...
in fact, it's encouraged. But expecting to completely overhaul
your eating habits 'cold turkey' is rarely successful, and
often counter-productive.
By using the Quick-Start Guide, you'll fly thru the holidays
at the same weight or less...and start the new year strong
and healthy, well on your way to reaching your goals--
physical or otherwise.
You know what they say about the journey of 1000 miles.
Same thing could be said for the journey of 20 pounds...
make that first step a doozy.
Your #1 Caveman (we're you thinking 'turkey'?)
Dr. Vince
P.S. The Quick-Start Guide helps you change/improve
five areas each week for three weeks, using a 'Reduce',
'Avoid', 'Eliminate' approach. And there's a BIG reason
to start now, rather than wait until January 1st.
But I'm only revealing that secret to my inner circle,
members of the 'Dr. Vince Caveman Club'. Stay tuned to
find out what other exciting secrets will be revealed, how
other 'Cavemaniacs' are succeeding in their goals, wearing
smaller pants, feeling better, looking great, etc.
Get started today
http://www.drvinceonline.com/caveman.htm
(it was still yummy).
That's the good kind of cold turkey. The other kind of
'cold turkey' is a self-defeating thought process that
leads to failure.
To stop something Cold Turkey means to quit all at once,
rather than gradually. I think the term refers to the
physical similarities between a withdrawing addict and a
turkey carcass (shriveled, pale, goose bumps, etc).
But that type of thinking can turn your mind and spirit
into a picked-over Turkey, too...if you're not careful.
There was a movie back in the '70s called 'Cold Turkey',
about a whole community that decided to stop smoking.
If the townspeople didn't go nuts from wanting a cigarette,
or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they'd win
a huge prize.
Going nuts and killing each other doesn't sound like a
healthy way to reach your goals.
Sometimes you need a clean break. But it's usually too
abrupt, and you 'bounce off' the change rather than
embracing it. Since most life changes include new habits,
routines, thought patterns, training, rewiring neurology,
etc., it's easier and more effective to adjust a little at a time,
over a few weeks. Weaning yourself into a new reality.
It takes about 21 days to make a new habit. Little changes
every day, for 21 days, are much more effective than a
hard-core, all at once, cold turkey approach.
Feeling bloated after the big weekend? Discouraged about
Christmas (dinners, parties, etc) coming? and your winter
coat (that you never seem to shed in the spring)?
Don't fret--act.
Get the Caveman Cuisine Quick-Start guide, and take the
next three weeks to learn some successful eating habits.
http://www.drvinceonline.com/caveman.htm
Eating cold turkey is allowed on the Caveman Cuisine plan...
in fact, it's encouraged. But expecting to completely overhaul
your eating habits 'cold turkey' is rarely successful, and
often counter-productive.
By using the Quick-Start Guide, you'll fly thru the holidays
at the same weight or less...and start the new year strong
and healthy, well on your way to reaching your goals--
physical or otherwise.
You know what they say about the journey of 1000 miles.
Same thing could be said for the journey of 20 pounds...
make that first step a doozy.
Your #1 Caveman (we're you thinking 'turkey'?)
Dr. Vince
P.S. The Quick-Start Guide helps you change/improve
five areas each week for three weeks, using a 'Reduce',
'Avoid', 'Eliminate' approach. And there's a BIG reason
to start now, rather than wait until January 1st.
But I'm only revealing that secret to my inner circle,
members of the 'Dr. Vince Caveman Club'. Stay tuned to
find out what other exciting secrets will be revealed, how
other 'Cavemaniacs' are succeeding in their goals, wearing
smaller pants, feeling better, looking great, etc.
Get started today
http://www.drvinceonline.com/caveman.htm
posted by Dr. Vince at Sunday, December 03, 2006
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