Can you overcome the temptation today? That is the question I have been asking myself a lot, especially when cravings for unhealthy foods hit. It goes something like this: "Man, Top Ramen sounds sooo good right now. But I don't need it... I really want it... and the temptation for it will just get stronger with time. I really want to lose weight and keep it off, which means I need to change my habits, but I can't imagine not eating that food for the rest of my life." Now first off, I don't want to get that extreme with it. But I do want to greatly diminish how frequently I eat that particular food. So I ask myself "What about today? Can you just not eat it today, and worry about the next craving whenever it appears?" So far, the answer has been yes. I figure as long as I can answer "yes" to that question at least 75 or 80% of the time, it will still be a vast improvement.
I have to do about the same thing with mindless eating, except the question in that instance is "Am I actually hungry, or am I just bored/depressed/etc.?" I hate that I am an emotional eater, but I am, so I have to deal with it.
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