Today was a birthday for someone I work with--birthday cake. Then it is my daughter's birthday--birthday dinner with special dessert. So why today of all days, after being really conscientious for 6 weeks, did I buy a bar of chocolate candy at the store?
It doesn't make sense. I knew today would be a bad day. I was pretty good at work -- only a very small slice. Yet on the way home I had to stop at the market to get a couple of ingredients for tonight's meal, and at the checkout counter I spotted a particular favorite chocolate bar. I thought "that looks good " and I bought it. On a day when I did not have all these other semi-"mandatory" food events, I would not have done this. Yet today when I already was going over my calorie limit, I could not resist buying that extra piece of candy.
Fortunately, after I got in my car, I thought about how crazy it was, and before I could unwrap the candy, I squashed it good in the wrapper and then when I got home it went right to the trash. Still it just shows how getting off program just a little has the potential to really cause us to lose control.
Last edited by emileigh; 08-24-2009 at 05:50 PM.
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