Darned Ice cream truck

So every few weeks in the summer I bring in an ice cream truck to the office and the company pays for ice cream for the entire staff. This is a big hit and scores lots of what I call 'loyalty points' from my staff. So far this summer I have managed to be on vacation or out of the office whenever the truck arrived - until today. All morning, I said - "i will not have ice cream,  I will not have ice cream".  What happens? The truck arrives and I find myself in the line up for ice cream...Argghh... so much for avoiding slider foods and where the heck is my self control???

Never mind, I had a small cup of ice cream and I guess will have to really work hard at the gym tonight.  Since it makes the staff so happy I will just have to live with my lack of self control. The good news is that this was the last visit for the summer and I don't have to worry about it again until next year !

I don't want to sound like I'm enabling you in your life of dietary crime, but hey...it was just one small cup!

Jean

Thanks Jean!  I just wish I had more will power though.  Off to the gym now to make up for it.

Willpower is highly overrated!

 LOL that made my night!

I think you have a really good handle on this.  You are going to the gym to "pay the price" for the little slip up.  You see, as long as you know there is a price to pay, and you're realistic about it, and the set back it causes, you're good!  This is why banded people don't have to feel deprived:)  You can tolerate and occasional slip-up, as long as your eyes stay on the prize.  

 lthanks for the support!

Hi!
I think your kinda thinking like someone on a diet rather than in it for the long hall.
I let myself have some "treats" but I factor them in (calorie wise and exercise wise). I don't think  foods should be "off limits" unless you have medical reasons or can't stop at one or something like that.

When I'm around tempting food, I say to myself and others, "I don't eat that stuff" or "I am doing low carb, so I avoid that"  (I say it mostly for me). It works most of the time, yet sometimes I do eat it.

I remind myself that I'm trying to eat healthy and live healthy for a lifetime, not just while I'm losing weight. That changes my perspective. I don't feel as tempted it seems and I can factor it in.

I'm not trying to say it's easy by any means, I just find that changing my perspective helps me. Hopefully, it will continue to help me :)

I agree with the other posters, you factored it in and will work it off. If you don't want to "slip" again, maybe make a plan for those times. I try to have a treat that I can have instead, or call someone, or do something to distract myself. Temptations arise, I find it best to be prepared for them.

Having said all that I did "binge" on friday. It has been a horrible week. Tuesday I fell and hit my head after the earthquake, Thursday my mother told me she may have stomach cancer and then saturday we faced Irene (plus my sister lives 5 minutes from Ocean City, MD and she wouldn't evacuate). I just had three 100-calorie snacks, but it adds up. It was definitely stress eating. I didn't have a plan, and I did do some extra exercise, but I'm not guilting myself. I'll just work on a plan for handling my stress.

Hang in there! The ice cream man might be gone, but temptations tend to pop up sometimes.