So, you want to lose weight, but you have some weaknesses to overcome…. I know that feeling because I have a few of my own. Of course, those weaknesses have changed and, praise God, most of them have been overcome. However, that does not prevent me from falling into temptation from time to time. So, what are we to do?
Well, one thing that I have found to help me is reminders. Let’s say one of your weaknesses is a frozen Snickers Ice Cream Bar. Yeah, I know they are really good and it would be so easy to eat that whole box, but we don’t want to do that, now do we? Ok, so maybe its not your weakness, but it is one of mine.
At 180 calories and only 3g of protein, these frozen treats have to be a very occasional treat in my diet and not a daily staple. So, when they are in the house, I am at a disadvantage. Now, I could simply not buy them, but it is rarely me that puts them in the freezer…..after all, there are 7 other people here, but when they are in the freezer, they are in easy access.
To ward off the temptation, I post reminders on the box. Yep, directly on the box, in the freezer with everything else. In fact, I have reminders posted in lots of places. On the fridge, next to the food cupboards, on any box of treats, in my wallet (so I can remember not to buy something I don’t need) and even in the bathroom, next to the scales. The reminders let me keep my focus on reaching the goal and off of the temptation. Where will you put reminders?