(These two went together well)

If I tried it once, will I try it again, with a different mindset? (Meaning, "I tried counting points but didn't like it. I am willing to try it again, though.")

Will I try new things?

I think it depends on what I tried...i have tried points (just as an example) many times - and it does not work for me for a variety of reasons. Not saying it isn't good but I wouldn't try it again. I will try new things! and I will try old things- if they generally worked. and I also get in ruts.

If I tried it once, will I try it again, with a different mindset? (Meaning, "I tried counting points but didn't like it. I am willing to try it again, though.")

I think that MANY, MANY of my 7,000something posts are figuring out “what works for me?”, “what doesn’t work for me” and “WHY”.

In 2001... I exercised every day for 2 hours or more… and it actually worked for me… and I actually enjoyed it to some extent. Doesn’t mean that I should do it now.

Will I try new things?

I'd say, "That depends". I’ve tried new food “finds” suggested on various boards… with mixed results… but I’ve tried new things and kept them in my diet or food plan.

I’ve tried new exercises… and kept some.

OTOH, I have yet to buy a "Thigh Master" off Home Shopping.

I've heard people RAVE about "South Beach", "Atkins", "The Zone", and "Eat for You Blood Type" diets... and have NOT tried them. And probably won't.

I’m willing to try SOME new things and keep the behaviors, or food products, exercises or ________ that work for me… and set aside them that don’t work for me.

Or analyze WHY didn’t it work for me… which is back to the first question…

But I'm also fairly skeptical about WHERE I hear about "new" things...

I think I am pretty open to keep on trying.

Like Brie,
Beck has helped me a lot in terms of trying new stuff that works.

It's cyclical for me. Sometimes I get in a rut and it's just easier to do the same old thing.

Beck has really helped me a lot in stepping out of my comfort zone and doing new things that work.

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If I tried it once, will I try it again, with a different mindset?

I'll give myself a "yes" on this one. I am working out again, after (very nearly) swearing off it. It didn't work (I realize now it wasn't the ONLY thing not working at the time, but I didn't enjoy it, so I put all the blame there), I didn't like it, so why bother?

Now that I've got new, specific goals instead of a vague "I want to lose weight" goal, it is working. Exercising is doing everything it should--making me stronger, more fit, and more flexible. *I* am the one who has to watch what I eat, get unplanned exercise, and do all the other stuff.

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Will I try new things?

I'll give myself another "yes" on that. I think the Beck book and her ideas were definitely "new" to me. And when my trainer encouraged me to try intervals on the bike, I did that--to good effect. Suggestions on how to squeeze in more exercise I've implemented, too.

However, I'm also the person at work whose primary function in meetings seems to be to ask, "Why don't we try something new?"