The Dieting Nightmare - Can You Eat Just One?

When beginning on a diet and fitness plan, one of the biggest fears most have ( I know I did ), is the fear of giving in to temptation and eat and/or drink something you should be avoiding. How do you develop self control/discipline to avoid giving in to temptations? Should you join the military? Become a Buddhist Monk? Become a ninja? Read on...

Okay, first things first. Identify your biggest temptation. Is it cookies? Candy? Cake? Ice cream? Alright, now that you have that in your mind, do the following:

Step 1. Get up from your computer.
Step 2. Go into your kitchen.
Step 3. Open your cabinet or fridge.
Step 4. Pull out the one thing you love so much.
Step 5. Drum roll please..........................................now take 1 cookie, or 1 piece of candy, or 1 small slice of cake, or 1 scoop of ice cream, and eat and enjoy!
Step 6. You have passed the test on avoiding temptations! Congratulations!!

Seriously, the definition of self control when it comes to dieting and weight loss is not entirely giving up the foods you love, it's learning how to eat a little once in awhile.

I'm not going to lie to you, the above sounds easy, but it's not really that easy in the beginning. That is why I always recommend that you don't have any kind of bad food for at least the first week of your diet and exercise routine. Why? Because you are still mentally weak in the very beginning, and are at a higher risk of going back to the old ways if you have a little "cheat" food during this time. This happened to me once. I remember I had 1 piece of my Mother's fried chicken at a cookout once............and let's just say I was feeling very guilty the following day! lol

So, once you are starting to get used to your dieting and fitness routine, don't feel so restrained from having a little bad food once in the blue moon. If there is an office party at your job one day and they have some delicious chocolate chip cookies out, go ahead and grab one, enjoy it, and don't feel guilty about it. Just make sure you stop enjoying them at 1 or 2!!!!!!

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