Haven’t been in the mood much to keep track of what I’ve been eating.  But I have made a few changes.  For example.. I’m no longer looking for “reasons” to lose weight.  Because really, I don’t need to lose weight… yada, yada. We’ve been over this before.  When confronted with awesome food, I indulge, because-hey… I’m pretty OK.  I’ve never been one to strive for perfection.  I’m not a perfectionist by any stretch of the imagination.  Because this is true, and I still want to at least lose an inch off my butt.. at least ONE INCH!! Is that too much to task?  So, instead, I just need to avoid situations of weakness… like an alcoholic avoiding alcohol..rather than saying “I can handle it because my reasons for not pigging out are so much stronger than my will to get sick over some cookie dough”… because they aren’t.

Situations to avoid:

  • Baking cookies- should be obvious, but yet I do it every weekend!
  • Baking bread- another obvious one, because I’m capable of eating a whole loaf and going to bed with a stomach ache.
  • Purchasing the red light food (animal crackers, Resee’s puffs cereal, graham crackers, Nilla Wafers, Trail mix with M&M’s)
  • Hanging out in the kitchen in the middle of the day! I need to just hang out somewhere else.. Being in the kitchen, even if I’m cleaning it is dangerous. I see the container of peanut butter and, I grab a spoon, and go for it.

I’m sure I’ll think of more, but these are the worst ones for now.