Oh I relate. Big time. After three (almost four, wow!) years of losing and maintaining the aforementioned weightloss, I still have a desire to overeat on junky stuff I have to control. And I do definitely allow myself some treats, like dark chocolate, berries, etc, in my daily plan. For me I just think it is a lifelong vice I will have to manage, it's my struggle like porn, shoes, or drugs are the struggles of others. I will always have the desire to have and eat MORE, because it is a pleasurable activity for me. So I manage it, employ strategies to keep myself busy, methods like food logging and weighing to keep myself accountable, and at the end of the day I just decide I want to be healthy slightly more than I want to indulge.

It is a day by day, choice by choice, moment by moment battle. And it comes in cycles, as another poster mentioned. What can you do but ride the wave and remember your long term goals?

Add me to the list of folks who loves your comments and blogs - very relatable and honest!

Amen. Exactly how I feel.

F.