So, I cheated as usual over the weekend, but not as badly as I might have. I had a seriously awesome bike ride with my kiddo. And today, I'm not terribly hungry.
I'm finding that certain things just whet my appetite. One of the drawers in the office has a bad of mini chocolate bars. I can't do it. If I have one, I'll eat the whole bag, which in addition to making me feel shitty will piss off my secretary.
So I'll go pick up a chicken ceasar (oil and vinegar) on my way back to work, and enjoy the belt-tightening.
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Couldn't you persuade your colleagues to get rid of the candy bars for a while? They could be kept for holidays - Halloween, Valentines, April Fools, the elimination of NCCAM...
To jump on the advice bandwagon, may I suggest "Mindless Eating: Why we eat more than we think" by Brian Wansink? Beyond the insights, the experimental design is fascinating, if you're a design nut.
(Out of sight really is out of mind, and beware "endless" bowls of soup!)
I second the recommendation for Wansink's book. I love his designs -- the tomato soup study and the stale popcorn study are great! Plus the book is genuinely useful for engineering your environment.
a bad of mini chocolate bars.
Freudian slip?