My Nemesis - Chip addiction

This week I lost 1.4kgs, which is great after my 1kg gain the week before. I’m very pleased.

Yesterday was Australia Day, traditionally a bit of a pig out on little nibblies and alcohol. This year I was fairly prepared. I was attending a BBQ at a friends, so I offered to bring a healthy snack (veggie sticks and beetroot dip) and I took Vodka and diet coke so I wouldn’t be tempted by high cal drinks.

I started out pretty good. I stuck to the veggie sticks, I went easy on the cheese and crackers, although I had a few it wasn’t too bad. I declined the chocolate cocktails, although I did try a sip and they were lovely. I was quite pleased.

Unfortunatly I went a little overboare on my old nemesis, the Chips. (Crisps for non-aussie readers!) I meant to have only a handful, I thought I could handle it. I couldn’t. I snacked on them quite consistently for an hour or so. I don’t know how much I had. I hope it doesn’t affect tomorows weigh in too much.

So what to do for the future? I can’t avoid all social situations with chips. It’s unfair to expect others not to serve them. I think I will have to accept the fact that for me, chips are like cigarettes. I cannott even have just one, because if I have just one, I will have as many as I can physically fit into my gob in the time available.

So, I will add this to my list of motivational sayings - Chips are my cigarettes. Chips are my cigarettes. There is NO SUCH THING AS JUST ONE!!!

The great thing is, although I used to be a smoker, I am now perfectly calm, and have no desire to smoke those filthy things, even when others around me are puffing away. I’m sure that using the same methods I can get over my chip addiction.

usng the Thin commandments principles, I am going to box chips out of my diet. I will not be sad to see them go.