We all have a weakness....even if we won't admit it or acknowledge it. Mine is sugar...refined sugar...the really bad for you stuff. Maybe your vice is something else....maybe it's not all that bad for you, maybe it's worse than mine.
Sometimes the fight proves to be too much. I've experienced this numerous times over my adult life. I really think my issue goes back to having sweets carefully monitored by a mom who tightly limited its consumption. Whatever the reason, I continue to struggle with it. Even though I have a lengthy, strong background in nutrition and personal trainer certification, I am still human.
So, what do you do when you become overwhelmed by the temptation? You can ignore it...that may help for a little while, but probably won't last long. Once I make up my mind...it's hard to get over it. So, from rare time to rare time...I just have to give in to it. So, I can go out and buy $10 worth of candy...and when I get home and start eating it...a piece here, a piece there...a couple more pieces....and then I find as much as I was craving it, it's not really that great...so I end up not eating that much...and I'm done with it! Hmmm....that wasn't so bad. Maybe it was really that I just wanted to know I could have it, and then when I did...it didn't take so much...I may have thought I would just go crazy over it...and I didn't.
It's okay to allow something from time to time...just don't make it a habit...then it's not a treat. An occasional 'no-no' food is allowable. When you make proper choices 99.99999999% of the time, you won't blow it when you 'fall off the wagon' so to speak.
What my weakness proves to me, is that I can satisfy a craving and not go overboard. Stay in control, make wise food choices, exercise regularly and you will be far ahead of most other people...and you'll realize you are still human! It's okay.
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