Has this ever happened to
you? You are sitting at the computer or watching tv with a bowl of chocolate
covered peanuts, when all of a sudden they’re gone.
You didn't mean to consume
the entire bowl. You only wanted a snack. Maybe you were depressed. Maybe you weren't paying attention. Whatever the reason, the damage has been done.
To make matters worse, you
weigh yourself the next day, and the scale went up a pound. Sometimes seeing
the scale go up instead of down makes people get angry and they start eating more. This doesn't make sense. If you are trying to lose weight, why would you eat more?
This happens! Has it ever happened to you? What is going on? To me, it
seems like you are punishing yourself for not being in control.
This behavior is not conducive
for losing weight. Right? Realizing that you are hurting yourself, can prevent
it from happening again in the future.
Give yourself a break. If you
were trying to help a friend, you wouldn't sabotage their efforts to lose
weight by bringing over a cake and persuading them to eat it. So why do it to yourself! BTW: Control your portions. Eating a small
amount will not cause the resulting problems.
