1. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• We chanted this greeting when the ice cream truck came.
• Ice cream is often connected to childhood memories.
• Sometimes ice cream is connected to happy memories.
• Sometimes ice cream is connected to a mixture of feelings.
2. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Meredith got ice cream as a reward for good behavior.
• She got ice cream if she didn't cry at the dentist.
• She got ice cream when she fell, to stop her crying.
• She got ice cream after she had her tonsils out.
• She still eats ice cream as a treat and a comfort.
3. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Ice cream connected Tom to childhood memories.
• They were not always positive.
• With six kids in the family, he did not get a lot of attention.
• His mom was overwhelmed.
• The family could not afford ice cream very often.
4. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• His mom handed out bottles to comfort fussy kids.
• Tom remembers still having his bottle when other kids were going to nursery
school.
• He went to sleep with his bottle until kindergarten.
• He loved ice cream from his very first taste, but didn't get it often.
5. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Tom began working part-time when he was sixteen.
• He used some of his money to buy ice cream.
• After high school, he went to work in another city.
• There were lonely times.
• Ice cream helped comfort him in his loneliness.
6. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Lori always wanted more food.
• Her parents tried to control her but she became an over-eater as an adult.
• She could eat a pint or even a half gallon of ice cream.
• She had to finish the carton.
• Her hand seemed to go to her mouth automatically.
7. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• How does the ice cream habit get so strong?
• No one is really sure.
• Some doctors think that when you take in a lot of sugar you up-regulate your
insulin levels.
• The more insulin you produce the more you crave sugar.
8. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Some people describe the way they eat ice cream as a hand-to-mouth habit.
• Ice cream moves from hand-to-mouth automatically, until the person is
soothed and relaxed.
• Some people have a special place -- the kitchen, in front of the TV, or even the
bed - for eating an outsize portion of ice-cream.
9. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Habits are hard to break.
• Meredith broke her ice cream habit by sucking diet soda through a straw
instead.
• Sometimes she ate a low-calorie ice-pop .
• Drinking soda, or sucking an ice pop, she got back happy childhood feelings
when she needed them.
10. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Meredith was satisfied by shifting to diet drinks and ice-pops.
• Tom did something really courageous. He bought a baby bottle. In private, he
sucked juice from a bottle.
• Funny, yes. But Tom freed himself from the compulsion to devour quarts of ice
cream.
11. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Lori recognized her ice cream urge as an old hand-to-mouth habit.
• She figured out that maybe she ate in front of the TV as a kid.
• Now, she liked to settle down, watch TV, and eat a quart of ice cream.
• She wondered if she could ever change her hand-to-mouth habit.
12. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Could she get satisfaction by doing her hand-to-mouth habit, without ice
cream?
• She practiced her hand-to- mouth habit, resting on her bed, eating fat-free
yoghurt.
• Sometimes she practiced moving her hand-to-mouth habit without food.
• Anyway, she finally lost weight.
13. I Scream, you Scream,
We All Scream For Ice Cream
• Maybe you can try what Meredith, Tom, or Lori did.
• The idea is to make a habit change that feels rewarding--minus the ice-cream
• It helps to find some self-suggestions that fit you personally.
• Go to the next slide for a self-help audio guide.