Dr Phil was right, a 'no fail environment' really does make a hell of a difference.
I don't buy crap at the supermarket. I just refuse. If it doesn't take some effort to prepare (other than raw veg and fruit), I don't keep it in the house. No biscuits (cookies), no lollies (candy), no chips, no snack food, no nothing.
If it's not here, I can't eat it. And if I want it that badly, I can get off my lardy arse and walk down to the supermarket to buy it.
I haven't thought about hot chocolate or Milo in months. Neither has been a blip on my radar since I started this gig. But now I'm working with a client who keeps a catering-sized can of instant hot chocolate and a huge box of individual packs of Milo in the staff kitchen.
I'm obsessed.
It's all I can think about.
All I want is a mug of creamy hot chocolate or Milo. I know I haven't allowed myself the points for it and I need to keep my sugary points to a minimum if I want to maintain any sort of loss.
Part of me says to give in, to have the mug just to stop the obsessing. Another part of me sees the thin end of the wedge. The 'just one won't hurt' becoming two mugs, three mugs, gallons (OK, so I'm exaggerating just a bit).
Is it so wrong to be so focussed on something so stupid?
I know if I have it I'll be disappointed. It won't taste as good as my fevered little brain has imagined. I'll be disappointed in myself for giving in to what is really a reaction to proximity, not need. I'll be disappointed as my blood sugar crashes a couple of hours after I drink it and I turn into a moody cow from hell.
There is no good here.
I dragged myself off to a coffee shop to grab a skinny chai latte, just to alleviate the craving for something sweet, milky and frothy. But I'm not sure how long that will keep me going.
Should I give in?
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Well my theory is that one skim milk Milo every now and then won't kill you. It will stop you obsessing and it's probably not much worse for you than a chai latte :)
You never know, it might be a disappointment and taste nothing like you hoped, and then you'll wonder why you obsessed in the first place. I do this all the time!
And if you can CHOOSE to indulge every now and then, I'm sure you will also CHOOSE not to cave in and have too much! You just have to make the conscious choice. You are in control! :)
I'll share a quick story with you about this very thing.
I've gone 14 months without Rocky Road ice cream. (Which I LOVE, by the way.) I've suffered through major cravings and tortured myself with thoughts of it for the same reasons you mentioned. Then one day not long ago, I finally decided to cave in. I had had enough of the "wanting" it, so I decided that I would "have" it.
Got home. Scooped some in a bowl while my mouth watered with anticipation of the first bite. It had been SO long. I dug the spoon in, got a big bite, stuck in in my mouth, and waited for the intense joy to fill me from within.
Only ... it didn't. In fact, IT DIDN'T TASTE GOOD AT ALL!!!
Sometimes the anticipation of something is SO much more than the actual event.
Kimba is right, too. YOU are in control. You can choose to have the hot chocolate, and you can choose how much. If you REALLY want it, then have it. Who knows? You may decide it really isn't all that you anticipated and never touch it again. Like I'll never touch another ounce of Rocky Road ice cream.
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This is my first visit here (followed your link from PDTD)and I just wanted to let you know how beautiful I think your site is. The artwork here is so glorious in it's conveyance of how powerful womanhood is. I'm sure you are just as strong as she appears. Oh, and if you won't let a cookie tell you what to do then why in the world would you let Milo or hot chocolate rule over you.
D'oh. I am an employee of that client. If i would not be lynched, I would kill the evil hot choccy ingredients mountains, but too many geeky-types would attempt to body slam me.
Believe me - the chokky in those tins and packets is not worth it. I actually tipped out a mug of stale Milo, and got put off by what I saw in the tin.
Something healthy from up the street sounds a lot more enjoyable to me! (And if you and to go the occasional indulgence, the Hudson's up the road has a much nicer selection of chokkyness)
Um.
Just visited the Nestle link to see what this Milo stuff is (as I'm a Yank and have no clue).
YUCK!!!!!
Oh, GAWD. Extruded pieces of carb gunk with poor quality chocolate flavouring added to get people to buy it.
You want chocolate? Go buy yerself a real GOOD piece that was made in Belgium or France or somewhere they know how to handle the stuff. And, no, you won't scarf down tonnes of it because it'll be waaaaay tooooo expensive!! :)
Well, I get the instant sugar free kind which isn't half as good, but also satisfies the craving. Maybe one on a Friday or something? You have to have luxuries once in awhile! Good luck!
Served up by Cat at 06:31 on 04|06|04