Temptations, Part II

Maybe it was all the restraint I exercised last week, or who knows, but my cravings came back with a vengeance this weekend. First I wanted my husband's French fries that he had for lunch on the way to our weekend getaway (I had a ham sandwich on whole wheat bread instead), and then when we went to the dinner buffet, I was dying to have one of the sweets- they looked SO good! I felt so frustrated and grouchy when I was eating my shrimp salad.

I was hoping I had kicked these urges to the curb, but apparently not. I considered having a taste of things- one French fry, a bite of dessert, maybe something fried at dinner, but then reminded myself how unsatisfied it would probably leave me since every single time I've done that lately I've regretted my decision. I decided to use my tried and true techniques of getting past cravings- eating my food slowly and drinking a lot of water so that I'd be full and not even want whatever it was I was eyeing. I also decided to let myself have an item that felt like a treat even though it really wasn't. I had them make me a custom pasta dish at the stirfry stand with a half order of pasta, shrimp, and lots of veggies in tomato sauce. Pasta always feels like cheating to me but the portion size was right on with only half the noodles and I felt satisfied afterwards and didn't even feel too much of a pang at skipping the desserts.

Like I've said before, it's just a matter of will- you have to want to lose the weight more than you want to eat the things that made you overweight. If you do, you'll find ways to succeed instead of ways to sabotage yourself. Just remind yourself of how well you're doing next time a temptation gets in your way! Don't give up your progress!

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