Old habits die hard : (

I've been "picking" at the kids Easter Baskets and the deserts ALL day!! It doesn't even taste good anymore!!! So why am I eating it???? Very disappointed with my self!!!

just my opinion.....cause long ago, for a very long time, the candy and deserts brought you to a place, lets call it 'oblivion' ....you don't live there anymore, but you thought it might make you feel better (emotionally) to visit...you don't feel better...it used to work, but doesn't anymore.  you learned a lesson - you can't go home anymore...you moved to a new home.  forgive yourself, and move on...tomorrow is a new, fresh day....don't beat yourself up over it, but do remember it when you think you want to visit again.

hugs,

sophie

I like how you put that.  I can definitely relate to this post.

Hey,  What a cute post.   I will remember it.  Thanks

Thanks Sophie! I'm going to copy your post and read it everyday! I'm going to take your advice and not beat myself up because that too is an old habit that got me to yo yo diet my whole life! Takes a while for your mind to catch up with your body! Thanks again!!

you're right, beating ourselves up is also an old bad habit!!! it's such a horrid cycle, isn't it??  head up in the air, and moving on is the best thing we can do for ourselves...we wouldn't' allow someone else to mentally beat us up, right?  time to end the self abuse!  be strong!

hugs

sophie

Very well put, i'm tuning that one in my head!

One strategy I have found helpful is to tell myself firmly that "I already know what that tastes like," which personally gives me less incentive to put it into my mouth. 

Another one, as mentioned by many here on OH, is to pre-log the potentially offending food into MFP and then take a cold, hard look at the impact on one's food plan and make a decision.  I guess I'm lucky, because for me it rarely even gets to that point.  I've been working hard on myself to get to that point.