Re: Just because it's legal doesn't mean... Halloween candy

[Guest guest]

I used to always steal Halloween candy from my kids, and they'd get mad, but

then they weren't eating it. I think I did right by my kids, because they seem

to be completely intuitive eaters, as grown ups.....

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> > > I'm just discovering that for myself too; that I don't have to have

tempting food in front of my nose, because it's just too easy to pop it into my

mouth without even thinking.

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> > > n the way home from work tonight I was feeling pretty hungry. Then, I

spied a candy bar in my purse. I started to unwrap it and realized that it would

make me feel icky and would ruin my dinner - again. Which I've done numerous

times on the way home from work. I put it down. And I habitually picked it up

again. I probably did that two or three times. Then I tossed it to the other

side of the car so I wouldn't pick it up unconsciously again and find it in my

mouth.

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> > > So - yep - no need to tantalize myself and trip over the habit of grabbing

what's there.

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> > > My ex had an affair; well numerous ones in fact but I only discovered that

later. My self esteem was devastated by the whole thing. I'm proud of for

not eating and choosing to go for a walk. Took a lot of strength and

self-caring. Kudos.

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