Holidays
Hi,
The holidays are so hard to get through. Foods and situations that are not normally there, are prevalent and hard to resist. I have found that posting a plan here has helped me tremendously. I did not post yesterday, and I had difficulty all day because I did not have it right in my head. Sometimes just putting it out there makes it so much easier. As long as you are truthful with yourself, it is a great tool. It makes you accountable.
Trying to stay away from sweets is hard. I don't have much of a problem, other than this time of year. Mainly because the sweets that I really love, and associate with a time that is always happy for me, are only here for a short period of time. I realized yesterday that I cannot allow myself even a taste, because it leads to another, and another. So you are not alone. But you alone can stop the slide. Don't blame it on the holidays. I know, it is easy. Talk to yourself. Do I need this, or do I just want it? Can I have it at another time? Do I want it simply because it is there? If you answered yes to all these questions, then tell yourself it is not worth it to go back to everything that was negative about this behavior.
Hopefully this has helped. Coming here and saying it out loud is your first step to changing that behavior....
The holidays are so hard to get through. Foods and situations that are not normally there, are prevalent and hard to resist. I have found that posting a plan here has helped me tremendously. I did not post yesterday, and I had difficulty all day because I did not have it right in my head. Sometimes just putting it out there makes it so much easier. As long as you are truthful with yourself, it is a great tool. It makes you accountable.
Trying to stay away from sweets is hard. I don't have much of a problem, other than this time of year. Mainly because the sweets that I really love, and associate with a time that is always happy for me, are only here for a short period of time. I realized yesterday that I cannot allow myself even a taste, because it leads to another, and another. So you are not alone. But you alone can stop the slide. Don't blame it on the holidays. I know, it is easy. Talk to yourself. Do I need this, or do I just want it? Can I have it at another time? Do I want it simply because it is there? If you answered yes to all these questions, then tell yourself it is not worth it to go back to everything that was negative about this behavior.
Hopefully this has helped. Coming here and saying it out loud is your first step to changing that behavior....
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