Willpower

Why is it somedays I can look a chocolate chip cookie square in the face and walk away without touching it and other days, I’m dying to eat something I know I shouldn’t.

First temptation came up today. I bought turkey sausage to try, as it’s loads better for you  than regular sausage and the kids and hubby adore sausage. So I figured tonight I’d make them pancakes, sausage, eggs and yogurt for dinner.

So I sat here and calculated. I could eat 2 sausages, 2 scrambled eggs and three small pancakes light on the butter and syrup for 670 calories.

And I thought.

And I added up what I’d already eaten today.

And I didn’t like what I saw.

But I wanted sausage and pancakes DANGIT.

So I IMed Robert. Who reminded me what I’m playing for.

So I sat down with my math again and realized I could eat brown rice with soy sauce, two turkey sausages and 3 full cups of steamed carrots and broccoli with seasoning then wrap it up with a 100 calorie pack of Oreo thins and a small glass of milk for dessert and STILL come in well under that 670.

And temptation was thwarted.

Whew!