Denying yourself for the the good of better things!

FOOD CRAVINGS!

So today as I was thinking hmmm what am I going to blog about it all came to me as I was washing my hands and using the bathroom this morning after I woke up lol, and while I was thinking of what I wanted to eat for breakfast haha. Being on a restricted calorie life-style I tend to go to bed hungy especially when I have burned a lot that night before working out, so it's tough to say no to the late night snack cravings or wanting to wake up and devour like 3 omelets some pancakes and maybe a muffin or two ha! So when I woke up today I was super hungry and wanting something pretty soon after I got out of bed. I posted a LONG time ago how I have an obsession, YES an obsession with Cheddar Chex Mix haha, I could eat it all day and all night and not quite sure why. I will think the company owes me a little something in their profits for all I buy of that stuff. My roommates laugh at my 1/2 cup baggy servings at any time of the day. Anyways I instantly wanted that this morning rather than a healthier good stick with you protein filled breakfast only because it sounded good. I had to literally talk myself through that crazing as I sat and washed my hands. It was a rational conversation with myself in my head of course, so to NOT freak my roommates and "talk to myself" lol. It was "ok yes chex mix, cheesy of course sounds great, but what will it do?". "Well in about 30 or 40 minutes you will be hungry again, not satisfied and it's all carbs so it will not get your body burning!". "Kassey, you just went to the store and you have turkey sausage sandwiches, fiber one cereal, low fat waffles, eggs and all kinds of filling things, EAT THEM!". As simple as that may sound to some to those of us who struggle with eating it's a tough battle and a lot of time taste over smart decisions when it comes to eating wins! We don't mean for it too but our taste buds can do a lot to you, and can really manipulate your way of thinking especially when you add an emotion in like anxiety, or stress or anger or whatever it may be at the time.

I think about how I have been on track here lately and really been more concious of these choices and it really comes down to talking yourself through a craving and making sure you have reasonable goals to get yourself out of that spot. I know for me thinking of my goal weight, a pair of jeans I wanna get back into this fall, or the great feeling I will have after I make that smart choice, can help me talk myself out of the dumb craving. Once I do and about an hour later or even the next day once I fight the late night snack craving I feel SO much better and happier with my choice. So as dumb as you may feel really do talk yourself though it, remind yourself of the big picture and do it as MANY times a day as you need to, whether it's at a work get together, at a school lunch or in the cafeteria like for me in college, or even just in your own kitchen really focus on those goals and how good the right choice will feel in the end :o).

So you may ask what did I chose after washing my hands? The little turkey sausage sandwiches that are full of protein tasty and kept me full and of course at lunch I got my 1/2 cup of chex mix on the side :oD! Hope you all had a great "Hump Day"!

~Kassandra

P.S. As I get back to blogging are there any specefic topics you guys would want to see a post about? Any ideas are great!!