The "Slippery Slope" is not a diet fallacy!
First, what is the "Slippery Slope. The Slippery slope is a
fallacy in logic which assume taking a first step will lead
to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.
The Slippery Slope may be a fallacy in logic, but it
certainly is not in dieting.
Have you ever had one of those dieting slippery slope
moments?
Maybe your going over to your family potluck, or an office
party at work.
You feel good and have had a great day. You got some
exercise in the early morning at 6AM and you've eaten
several quality meals since then.
All of a sudden you reach the gathering inside, you see
tables and trays and masses of sweets, candy, your favorite
foods, goodies galore. Your taste buds start to water and
you're ready to throw your diet out the window.
And your off....
The feasting begins, you see everyone else going to town
you get in line to get a few snacks, then your favorite
uncle offers you a try of his famous wolfberry pie.
(Yes, wolfberry is an actual berry)
In a moment of weakness you wolf down that wolfberry pie,
then out of the side of your eye you catch a glimpse of
your sister's cookies. You then dive into that bag of
cookies. Grandma's spaghetti is right in front of you, that
sounds good too.
Your diet is now out the window!!
It is a slippery slope from there, in that once you pop you
can't stop type of thing. A temporary loss of self control
can result in a day long binge or even a weekend eating
fest.
You see, once you are on that slope, it just keeps going
down hill from there. In the case of eating, the slippery
slope certainly is valid and true. The first step of
tempting food can and will lead to subsequent steps that
cannot be prevented.
The simple solution, don't approach the crest of the hill,
stay back, and resist that first urge even if it is done in
innocence. Stay on track for your diet.
Do you ever feel like you are on a slippery slope in life?
One slip after another leading you down a slippery slope
into greater confusion and no results in your dieting and
fitness program.
Continuous accountability can keep you up on your feet
moving forward every single day of the week on your diet
and have you living a better life.
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Zach Hunt is the owner and head fitness coach of Physzique
a personal fitness coaching firm in Spokane, WA. Go here to
find out more:
http://www.spokanefitnesscoach.com/index.html
For more dieting tips go here:
http://www.spokanefitnesscoach.com/articles/spokane-diet-in-
spokane.html
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