Donuts AND Cookies!!?? Fighting Temptation

Today I'm at work and I get a stick-it (inter-office IM) that says there are donuts in the kitchen that one of our customers brought us. I LOVE DONUTS. I said to Maria, my office-mate and friend- "Don't read that stickit!" because we try to motivate each other. She already had though and we both "mmmmm"ed at the possibility of that delicious deep fried sugary goodness in our mouths. BUT- we decided to wait as people filed by hoping the donuts would all get eaten. Not 2 minutes later there was another stickit saying there were cookies in Accounting from another customer. Geez! Halloween treats everywhere! Yesterday in class BUCKETS of Halloween candy-the GOOD stuff- were passed around, and kept being passed around. I only ate one piece.

How do you resist all this temptation? For me it's closing the stickit right away and NOT even going over there to look. It's much easier when it's not right in front of you. And waiting. i gave it some time and didn't really want it. What I REALLY want is to lose weight this week. And I have 2 Halloween parties this weekend. I know I will have plenty of opportunity to eat junk and sweets on Sat. So I am waiting. I will get my donut then, on my free day. You know, I always want to lose weight, as most people do, but lately I just really want to prove to myself that I can do it. I want to feel good about myself.

I think my turning point was going to Dance last Sat. My friend, Becky invited me to an Adult Beginning Dance Class at Power Plus on 5400 S. and 3200 W. We went in the summer, but then school started and I had class at the same time. They moved the class to Sat. morning so I can go now! I had SOO much fun and my legs were very sore the next day. Instead of looking at my legs and thinking how chubby they wereI thought "Look at my strong legs that danced yesterday!" It's the best feeling, and I realized I wanted that feeling all the time. Exercise really helps me feel motivated because it helps me feel strong.