Healthy Dieting = Good Things in Moderation
While out with the sibling today, we were shopping through the food aisles of Wal-Mart and as we passed the biscuits, I thought about dumping a couple in my basket, but I stopped myself. I told her they weren’t on my personal diet plan. Well, considering that I’m on the Weight Watchers flex plan, it technically was on my diet plan (pretty much anything I want is on the diet plan), but I remembered how much I love those yummy Shirley biscuits. I’d never be able to stop myself at just one and that’s where the problem is.
When we were on our way home, she mentioned that she needed to go through the Burger King drive through to get the baby some french fries. I told her that was a good idea because I was starting to get hungry and then I told her that I’ll just get the Whopper combo and give my fries and drink to the baby.
My sister looked at me stunned and asked if BK was on my diet and I told her of course it is. She found it odd considering that I refused to get a couple packs of biscuits in Wal-Mart, but I was all about grabbing a bite in a fast food restaurant.
In Wal-Mar, I understood my limitations — I’d never be able to just stop at one or two biscuits and would keep going until the entire package or two was completely empty. With BK, I special order my sandwich and have it cut in half, plus I don’t eat the extras (i.e. fries and drink) because they add on unnecessary points. In that vein, I’m able to easily moderate the BK food by only eating 1/2 the sandwich right away and then save the other half for the next day.
Proper and healthy dieting is all about enjoying good foods in moderation. If you know that you won’t be able to control yourself with certain foods, it’s best just to keep it out of your vicinity all together.
Tags: weight loss
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