So today I ate a candy bar.
Ok, let me clarify. It was a chocolate business card. MY chocolate business card. (Cool, right?!) I'm generally not a huge fan of sweets. Give me chips, crackers, anything salty...you can have the chocolate. Today however? HUGE chocolate craving. I kept watching it out of the corner of my eye. It was definitely a stand-off situation.
So I tried the typical diet tricks. I played a game on the computer to distract myself. I drank water. I ate an apple...then almonds...then a peppermint. (I should have just eaten the dang chocolate to begin with.) I left the office for a few minutes.
Nope. Still focused on the chocolate.
So I ate it. Then I tracked it. And that was that.
Am I guilty? Nope. It was good chocolate. Am I going to eat five more? Definitely not. My sweet tooth is satisfied for a while. I know sometimes my body goes through weird, snacky phases...this is one of those days. Part of it is boredom from a slow day at work. Don't get me wrong, I'm not making excuses; I wanted the chocolate, so I ate the chocolate.
It makes me wonder how many times silly little choices like this derail my "diet" efforts. I eat a candy bar, feel guilty, and promptly throw in the towel. How ridiculous! That little piece of chocolate in no way threw off my entire healthy eating style. Maybe this is how normal people eat...they decide they want something, they eat it, and move on. Like I said before, I ate MORE calories trying to avoid the chocolate than I would have if I had just eaten it to begin with.
Anyway, it's just some ramblings from a teeny incident out of my day. Official weigh-in day is Sunday...let's hope my body gets a little more in gear before then!
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