Don't turn away from youself; turn toward yourself. This may sound like an elusive, up-in-the-clouds kind of idea. Actually, it is very practical, very useful and very effective.

If you can think of blowing your diet, as an act of turning away from yourself, abandoning your true desires by giving up what you carefully and purposefully set out to do, that thought in itself is a step toward success.

Every time you transform a turning away from yourself moment into a turning toward yourself moment, you become stronger, more confident, more sure of yourself. You become more capable of sticking with it, staying on track, and achieving your goal.

Turning toward yourself is the bridge between making the decision to diet and lose weight, and carrying that decision through to its successful realization.