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One thing to keep in mind is that you CAN control it. It's just that in that particular circumstance (you had the calories, they were there and probably smelling delicious) you didn't have a strong enough reason to do so. If something actually bad would have happened based on eating the cookies, you know you wouldn't have.…

One foot in front of the other. Day after day. :)

I have a couple of 5K races I'm signed up for - one is a mud challenge in the fall that I'm preparing for - <what was I thinking?> LOL

I am going to have to work up some confidence to try something like that - I'm just getting comfortable being the fat chick busting her *kitten* at the gym....lol

Exactly! I need to Just do it... :)

I just giggled because my trainer would have a stroke - LOL Yes, I'm trying to lose weight and am far from a healthy weight. Trying to get away from that all or nothing mentality - but I'm focused and sometimes that freaky OCD part of me helps with that - LOL

I'm in it for the long haul - just wishing I could be more confident in my journey some days...

That's exactly it - you plan for it - and to me that's the real 'cheat meal' idea. I planned for something else and didn't stick to my plan - so because of that - in my head it was something detrimental to my success. Be nice now - "in my head" might be a little off, but I like me - LOL

I did sort of adapt this premise - Not the day of the indulgence, but yesterday killed my day with nutrition and busted my *kitten* at the gym - so I would say I 'redeemed' myself by feeling awesome about my day yesterday. I just ate the cookie - and it didn't do much for me besides making me frustrated. I wanna be that…

I did log it. I guess I'm feeling guilty because of it. And while I know the cookie isn't the root source of my issue, I want to want this worse than a cookie.

I'm on it - I feel good about it, even. I'm losing slowly - but I'm losing. I know that I'm doing it "right", but I've done it "right" before. <sigh> It's just hard - LOL

Maybe my comment should have been nutritional - I'm trying to lose weight, so getting my calories from veggies, protein, and fruit seems better than from 'empty calories' in a cookie. I don't have a lot in my house - my 15 year old daughter and her friend baked them. I'm most frustrated in my not being able to resist - and…

I think if I could do 5 burpees, I would high five myself....

I, a lot of the time, feel like that 'fat girl' at the gym - but I'm working at it and getting better - Just yesterday there was a man at the gym who had MUCH further to go to get to a healthy weight then me - and I was completely motivated by him being there - moreso than I am by the 'fit' people running around. I thought…

Yes - they have stuff ALL THE TIME at our office that I have to resist....I bought some hard candy and put in my drawer - low calorie - and then when they are indulging - I can satisfy that 'want something sweet' craving...

I'm in...I can use all the motivation and support I can get! On this journey to lose a big chunk of weight - started seriously <again> on December 29th and I am just not going to quit this time - good days, bad days - doesn't matter - I am trudging along until I do this! I've lost 18 pounds since then - mainly doing weight…

I like challenges - they help keep me motivated...