When we are deciding whether to go on a diet, there are many hurdles which we can meet before we even begin. First of all, we need to decide which will be the best 'diet' for us. Once this has been decided upon there comes another hurdle... when should I begin? More often than not we will choose the coming 'Monday'. The problem is of course, that we probably have several foods that are not suited to our plans, already in the cupboards, and what are we going to do with them? Throw them away? Noooo, I don't think so! We wouldn't want to be so wasteful... Perhaps we should donate them to our neighbours? That might seem a bit wrong... "Here's all my junky, fattening foods, I don't want to eat them as I want to be slim. I thought you'd enjoy them though." No. I think not. So, I guess I will eat them. After all, I will be on a diet on Monday and I won't be able to eat anything like that after then will I? Hmmm...
Or perhaps you don't have those foods in the cupboards, but then, because you are going to be on that diet from Monday, you actually buy and eat foods you 'won't be eating' after then. Either way, you probably give yourself a few extra pounds to lose before you even begin!
Make your decision... and start NOW. If you wait til the morning you have all night to eat everything you shouldn't. If you don't have all the foods you need for your diet you can still make healthy choices until you have a chance to get the groceries in. Just make that decision to start right away. You will save yourself several pounds and a lot of frustration with yourself if you do.
And what to do with those foods... well, it's really up to you. I would be inclined to just put non perishables to the back of the cupboard and keep them for when visitors come or another suitable occasion. With regards to the perishables, well, you have to decide for yourself what to do with them... just don't have a 'pre-diet eating session' with them!
I wanted to share this poem with you too. I wrote it before I learned to break the cycle myself. Good luck to you. You can do it, but you have to start NOW. :)
The nightmare before diets By Helen Allen, Norfolk, England. 2010
Twas the night before my diet
And all through my home
Not a creature was stirring
But my mind, it did roam
It went to the kitchen
And mentally scoured
The cupboards for foods
To be promptly devoured
It would be such a waste
If I threw them away
But if I left them there
The temptation would stay
So conciously I did
Arise from my chair
To eat up those foods
And leave my cupboards bare
Two chocolate bars
And the last slice of cake
I ate them all up
Of that, there's no mistake
So on the next morning
My diet began
A nice low fat breakfast
Then five miles I ran
For my lunch I had salad
I was doing so well
But then came the evening
And that's when I fell
I sat on the sofa
Felt hungry and bored
So I went to the cupboard
Where the kids treats were stored
There I ate more bad foods
Than I normally would
But I consoled myself
With "Tomorrow, I'll be good".
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