STOP AND THINK BEFORE CHOOSING UNHEALTHY FOODS
STOP AND THINK BEFORE CHOOSING UNHEALTHY FOODS SKITBy Joy Turner - MassachusettsHas anyone ever just used the word STOP to end an unhealthy action?Here’s how that could work.We’ve prepared a skit showing various scenarios that we all encounter. The skit portrays Cathy confronting situationsthat can be hard to resist. The other characters in the skit represent parts of Cathy’s brain which would like to help herattain her goal! Cathy gets to either listen to them and accept their help – or choose to continue with habits that lureher away from achieving her dreams of health and vitality.Remember, if you hear anything during the skit that would be helpful to you, write a memory jogger either inside oroutside of your personal box.Scroll down for the skit
CAST DIRECTIONS:Please speak your parts SLOWLY and CLEARLY. Audience needs time to absorb it; so avoid thetemptation to rush through your part. Anything in italics is spoken. The rest is instruction.It’s fine to change your part up a bit if it’s more comfortable for you as long as the main ideastays the same.Joy: Holds sign SCENE ONE-HOME ALONE3 pmCathy: (sitting, reading magazine)Cathy doesn’t have a food plan. She doesn’t realize she has mindlesslyeaten about 1500 calories today.Boy, I’m Tired. I bet a snack would pick me up. That chocolate cakelooks good. Think I’ll go get some.Liz: (holds up sign &speaks with authority)STOP!Ida:THINK! (pause)IS IT REALLY HUNGER? What have you eaten so far today? Could too much foodbe making you sluggish? Could the food ads you’re looking at be creating acraving?Brenda:Would a nap help? OR Sometimes a little exercise seems to pick you up.Cathy:I’ve got a decision to make here. After stopping and thinking about it, I’mrealizing just how much I’ve already eaten today. I think I’ll look at the list I maderecently of the physical and emotional rewards I receive from being on a foodplan and try to get on track RIGHT NOW! And .I think I better choose somethingelse to read. The food ads and recipes in this magazine seem to lure me towardsthe ONE MOVES OVER TO TABLE LADEN WITH FOOD
Joy: Scene 2 BuffetWith heavy eaters at an all you can eat buffet!Cathy: (studying buffet table)Everything looks soooooo gooooood! I think I’ll have a taste of everything!Liz: (hold up sign & speaks with authority)STOP!Ida:THINK! Taste of everything? How will you feel about that later? That table isloaded with sugar and fat.Brenda:Go to the ladies room where you can think better.Cathy: ( goes off to the side)Wow! I needed to get away from all that food for a moment. I need to plan howto handle it when I return and everyone else is piling their plates high with thefoods I love. I remember hearing the slogan: NO PLAN IS A PLAN TO FAIL.Brenda:You could call or text a TOPS friend to get support. Take a moment to think aboutyour food plan. You can go back and see what foods are on your plan that youreally enjoy and choose them. This is probably a good time to try the techniqueyou heard about in a meeting of putting your fork down between each bite so thatyour food will last even if others go back for more.Ida:And .don’t forget to drink water to help fill you up. If you’re still hungry, a nonstarchy vegetable or something from the salad bar without dressing could fill thehole.Cathy:And, before I go back I’m taking a deep breath and visualize success! It helps toremember “ A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips!”
Joy:Last SceneAngryCathy:This can happen anywhere! Beware of eating to “fix” emotionsI’m so mad! How could they do that to me? I think I need some chocolate.(Cathy – substitute something else if you want)Liz: (holds up sign & speaks with authority)STOP!Ida:THINK! What are you looking for from that food? Are you trying to pay themback for what they did? Are you Looking for comfort? Do you want to block thememory of the incident and dull the pain? Will it help you to zone out so that youdon’t have to deal with it?Cathy:Wow! I guess it would help me to understand why I want to grab for food. I’m anintelligent person. I know it won’t do any of the things just listed. I wonder if itwould help me to recite the whole TOPS pledge. I’ll give it a try. I am anintelligent person. I will control my emotions and not let my emotions control me!Oh my! I guess I didn’t have to say much of it! What can I do so that my emotionsaren’t controlling me?Brenda:Remember when you used to write out what was bothering you and afterwards itdidn’t seem so strong? And, In TOPS there have been programs on dealing withunpleasant emotions through exercise. Are there any ways you can deal directlywith the situation that’s bothering you? It’s going to have to be dealt with sooneror later and it’s easier to think clearly about it when your mind isn’t dulled withexcess food.Cathy:Boy! This is difficult. It would be much easier to drug my mind and put off dealingwith it. I really want to reach my weight loss goals. I think I’ll skip the food andlook for a solution.Liz: (holds new sign!)Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory!--------------------------.Everyone sits down except for Liz who gives them time to get settled.CLOSING COMMENTS
Liz:We are handing out a mini-stop sign to everyone here.Put it where you have the most temptation like your car or refrigerator.Try putting it on the kitchen floor at night at whatever time you choose to haveyour last food for the day. Then don’t cross over it.You CAN (hold up sign) STOP your unhealthy habits.Joy:I purposely printed the stop signs in black and white. I’ve found the more effort Iput into the things I try the better they work. My suggestion would be for you totake a few minutes to color it. Those few minutes can help it to “fix” it in yourbrain and help you to remember to use it.Liz:Hmmmm! Does anyone notice anything about the word STOP?It’s the same letters as TOPS with the “s” at the other end.I guess we can make a new slogan!TOPS HELPS ME STOP UNHEALTHY HABITS!
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