I am glad to read this right now as I am actively craving chocolate. TOM is 1-2 days away and I have ots of choc in the house.

I will remind myself of the party Sat. night that I want to look great for and I will remind myself that looking and actually, more important,- FEELING- great is more special than satisfying a momentary urge WHICH WILL PASS.

yeah yeah yeah go go go us!

Holy Cow....that is my problem. I feel like if I don't eat the pan of Christmas fudge or eat the entire gallon of peppermint ice cream, that I will never ever have the chance again.

Crazy thinking, huh!

I am trying to live in the moment, enjoy what I am doing now and not getting ahead of myself in thinking in terms of 'what ifs'.

I am still weak if it is front of me I cannot resist.

I cannot bring any of that stuff home (cookies, fruitcake, fudge) but people seem to always give it to me and I accept to not hurt their feeling but I drop it off to my friend before I get home (skinny as a rail and can devour anything!)

I live alone now so I just have to make sure it is not in my home.

And If I am going somewhere where I know they will have a big tray of Christmas goodies (like my sister's!) I eat something filling and healthy right before I go there.

Since I just started my diet this will be the first Christmas where I have to resist my Mom's FAMOUS (they really are famous) Old Fashioned Toll House cookies or my sister's family favorite Christmas Divinity.

All know that I am seriously trying to save my life right now so maybe they won't give me the usual yearly tub of Christmas goodies.