How to win the war...:)

So this is what happened. Somehow some ice cream bars made it into my house.. 'Caramel milk chocolate with almonds and praline pecans'. Now, this by itself until recently would have been quite sufficient to get me grabbing one or two or even three of them. But someone must have informed them that I had developed some backbone in the last little while, and would not be so easily defeated anymore. So the Bars, hoping for an easy win came back with the label "Blue Menu" and in large font: "Now, Reduced fat, 25% less Fat" (all capitalized no less). Surely any reasonable person would now grab a few. Furthermore, I still had about 700 calories to imbibe for the day, and each bar was only 220 so I could "safely" eat 3. So what could possibly be the harm, right?
Well, with this full onslaught against me, it was time to arm myself.
First weapon of choice: Read the label:11 g of fat (mostly saturated), 23 g of sugar, with a measly 1 g of fibre and 3 g of protein (although I was impressed with the bars not claiming to be: "Now protein enriched":)). Verdict. This bar is basically a clever mix of fat and sugar, coated in some chocolate to dull me from its reality.
Second weapon of choice: A cup of grapes, a handful of blue berries and raspberries brought into my home by my awesome wife.
Third weapon: Imagination. With it I visualized the 3 second pleasure of the taste on my tongue, followed by the lasting effects of spiking insulin, little globules of fat cruising through my arteries. After this the contest was over.
With those in hand, I was able to stare the bars in the eye and think: " Sorry mates, not today".. and I walked away... True story.
The point is? Never leave your home unarmed, you never know when the "enemy" is ready to pounce:)
Life is good.