My name is Kirsty and I like to reward myself with food...
I have a very bad habit of rewarding myself with food, which really needs to stop. Instead of going to weigh-in on Wednesday night and rewarding myself with food after I loose weight... I need to reward myself with something unrelated to food, like clothing, shoes or a new DVD.
I have been trying really hard to break this habit... rather than thinking "Great, you've made it all week without eating any syns, now you can have a Chinese takeaway and a glass or two of wine"... I've started to think - "Great, you've made it all week without eating any syns, now you can buy yourself a new jumper."
Trust me, I know this is a very hard cycle to break - but it's one that is definitely worth breaking. I have also started to think more before I eat syns - I think to myself "Do I really want this?" If I really want it then I have to work for it - do 30 minutes on the stepper, or take the dog for a 30 minute walk. If I'm not prepared to do the exercise in order to eat it then I don't really want it - bottom line. And sometimes after doing the exercise I get the endorphin rush that makes me not crave the syns, so I have the bonus of getting some extra body magic time in and not eating any syns!
It doesn't always work like this - over the weekend when it was freezing cold and blowing a blizzard I ordered Chinese takeaway AND had it delivered... no exercise involved at all. I have also started asking for my Chinese takeaway to be made without MSG... I find that this helps me stop eating when I'm full - although I don't know for sure if getting it without the MSG helps or if that is just in my head. It's worth a try though.
These are my new rewards...
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