Stumbling blocks....

I thought getting out of Super One this weekend not once, not twice, but three whole times without buying krispy creme donuts or their fresh made cinnamon rolls was huge.  In some cases it might have been easier then the current roadblock.  Heck the first two times through Super One I managed not to even look at the bakery items as I walked through.  The third time was a little bit harder.  But it was actually a panic button tip on the weight watchers website that helped me through the issue.  The tip was about how to convince yourself not to buy or eat something that isn't good for you and how to decide if it was worth it or not.  It was that piece of thinking that got me through it.

I had just come from the movie theatre were I fell going up the stairs in the movie room.  Thank God we were late and the movie had already started.  Unfortunately I also fell in front of my brother's girlfriend, who I was meeting for the first time.  (Great way to make an impression!)  And the bruises on my toe confirm that I either broke it or sprang it real good.  I am babbling, let's get to the point here.  Before the movie I went to the Oriental Wok with a friend.  I had been saving up points all week just for that lunch.  I didn't use near the points I expected while I was there.  So after falling at the movie theatre and being good this week with my points I decided to stop at Super One and treat myself to a pint of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.

Another thing I had to have while at Super One was this container of Planter's Omega 3 nuts.  It is a combination walnuts, cranberries, & dark chocolate covered soynuts.  It is awesome, and good for you.  Thank God because I can eat the whole container in one sitting if not careful.  So I got my ice cream, headed to get the nuts, which dammit was directly beside the bakery isle.  I looked at those donuts and cinnamon rolls for five minutes.  I even went to grab the donuts when I realized I had the ice cream and that is when I remembered the tip.  Was the donuts worth the ice cream?  Was the ice cream worth the donuts?  I couldn't have both.  In the end the ice cream won.  Of course I had to scan both to determine the point value for each.  Ice cream had less points, more milk, and I decided I wanted it more than the other.

So now my current stumbling block.  In my sewing studio I keep a container full of food to eat while I am in there.  I almost always forget to go for lunch while in there, so when I get hungry I snack on whatever is in the box.  Guess what the box contains candy and junk food.  I have bought new stuff to put in the box, but I just can't seem to do it.  Healthier food never tastes as good as chocolate.  I can't make myself throw all the junk food away and I certainly don't want to bring it in the house.  I will just eat it here.  It has got to go.  Too bad Jeremy is still out of town, he would hide it from me.

I think I figured out how to solve this stumbling block, it is all of you cheering me on and this embarrassing blog that is clearing the way.

Here is my current junk food box.  

 Here are the new items to go in the box (or refrigerator).

Here is the new improved studio lunch box.

And the old junk items have been double bagged and I intend to throw them on top of this pot in the top of my pantry, but the lid must be missing up there because the bag disappeared into the pot once thrown. 

 Out of sight out of mind.

Thanks everyone for your help!  You might not have even known you helped but you did.  Because I knew a few people would be reading this and Facebook, I knew I had to be strong enough to overcome this block in my way.

Sincerely,

Becky