Sweets!

I love sweets. James and I started taking a bootcamp class at the gym with a goal for him to continue weight loss and me to start some weight loss. We have really worked hard in the last year or so to eat healthier and exercise more. My weakness is sweets which I can thank my mom for. I grew up eating ice cream every night for dessert. Dessert is my favorite meal of the day. Chocolate makes me feel better and helps me destress. With this new attempt to lose weight I have put a limit on myself with the help of James to have one serving of sweets a day. No more cookies or chocolate in the middle of the day randomly. It is amazingly hard. We have girl scout cookies, caramels, and lace cookies in the house right now. I can't stop thinking about them. James put them above eye level to help with the desire. When I got home today from the gym all I wanted was a caramel and James played the good husbandly work out partner to remind me that if I had a caramel that would be my one serving of sweets for the day, and I got so mad! I didn't know that not getting my sweet would make me so angry. I am not sure what to do with that other then know it and accept it. Ultimately I got my one caramel which according to the package is 1/2 a serving so we agreed I could have another sweet later. I had a chocolate chip cookie later. What can I do to not get mad about the lack of sweets that I am allowing myself to have? Why is will power so hard? Why is chocolate so comforting?

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  1. UnknownFebruary 23, 2010 at 6:29 AM

    Replace sweets with something else. When you want a sweet, have something else instead of nothing at all - then it's not a total let-down. I've been snacking on almonds like my life depended on it - they get me through my 3pm energy-drain (high in protein!). Maybe try chocolate-covered almonds (seriously delicious), then just almonds. I've also been having hot chocolate or chocolate covered pretzels for my post-dinner sweet. You don't need a whole dessert dish, just a little bite of something sweet (and hot chocolate has calcium!) Hang in there, sweetie!

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