Simons motd Wed March 14, 2012 - cheating

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YOUR CHEATIN'

HEART?

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

(Psssst! Am I talking to you?) And

just so you know, I'm not talking about

relationships. I'm talking about...food! To be

more specific, I'm talking about your relationships with food,

especially when you're working to lose weight.

Could you stop

with just one or...say no altogether to that

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?

I was watching two of my favorite TV morning ladies a

couple of weeks ago, Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford

on the Today show. They

had a tray filled and I mean filled with

Reese's Peanut Butter cups...in a variety of sizes.

They were discussing temptation and our ability to say

NO when temptation rears its ugly head. Hoda

actually ate one of the smaller Reese's cups and

promised she'd stop with just that one. (I hope she

didn't have more of them when they went to break!

LOL.) And my question is, could you stop

with just one or...say no altogether to that

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?

When it comes to saying yes or no to eating the wrong

foods, a little war goes on inside your brain. Oh

yes, it's the classic battle between the angel who

insists you say NO to the food

and that little devil who tells you...Oh, go ahead

and have a little. Just a bite or two is not gonna

hurt!

YES, have the

food. NO, don't. YES,

NO...oh my goodness,which will it be?

YES, have the food. NO, don't. YES, NO...oh

my goodness, which

will it be? And

so, the war begins. But the good news is...you

can win it! First, you should admit to

yourself that...YES you do

want to lose weight. And, (yes

again), resisting

the urge to cheat and saying no to the temptations of

food is one way to do it.

Think about this. By giving in to your urges to

cheat, okay, you're giving yourself a very brief moment of

physical gratification. Oh yes, that food tastes so-o-o

good when

you're eating it, doesn't it? But I want you to

consider something else. How "good" do you feel when

the food is gone? Uh-oh, that's what I thought. The

guilt begins to set in. And what happens next? Well,

very often, because you feel like you've failed, a

"what the heck" attitude takes over. You decide,

since you've already messed up, you might as well

eat...some more! Oh, it's a

viscous cycle, isn't it? Sorta like one bad thing,

uh, feeding off

another!

Are you ready to win the

war?

So, are you ready to win the war? The next time you

feel tempted, stop for a few minutes and think about

what you're working to achieve. You're working to

create a healthier life for yourself. You're working

to create a brand new

you. So, are you going to cheat yourself of

the chance to make your dream come true by giving in

to the urge to cheat? Oh, I hope

not.

Remember, the power to lose that weight is inside

you. It

always has been. Only thing now is that it's

up to you to use that

power. Trust me, cheating on your weight-loss program is a way to

"lose," alright. Only thing? It's not weight you'll

be losing. It's YOU who will lose...the war!

Love,