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Resisting temptation… Once

Staying committed isn’t easy for a Low Carb Loser, especially when temptation rears its ugly head over and over again. Between the temptations of the world and the temptations in your own cupboard, the job of resisting bad food choices can seem overwhelming. The struggle is even harder when your partner, coworkers, or friends indulge and encourage you to do the same.

When the urge to break from our food plan and enjoy treats like a “normal person” (our partner, for example) is intense, it’s time to resort to extreme measures. In this case, STOP THINKING!

Resisting temptation is hard, but even more so when we don’t have the sense to escape our temptation. Often, when faced with a seductive sweet or treat, our problem is not that we can’t make a smart food decision. We say no to high carb temptations with enthusiasm and determination. The problem is that we never stop making the decision.

Once we have made the initial refusal, we too often reconsider. We linger in situations where our health and diet success is in jeopardy. We say “NO!” to indulgence, but then we stick around to think about it some more. Sometimes we congratulate ourselves prematurely. Other times we may sit and stew in our feelings of deprivation, becoming resentful over what we can’t have. No matter why or how we torture ourselves over the decision we have made, prolonging our exposure to temptation is a form of torture that leads to our low carb undoing.

Low Carb weight loss success stories usually have one thing in common: complete certainty that healthy, low carb food choices are not negotiable. Successful low carb dieters understand the decision that has to be made, they make it swiftly, and they move on with their lives. Instead of continuing to gaze into a pantry of peril, they accept their decisions immediately, and focus their time and attention on more productive things.

Once we have refused an offer, resisted a temptation, there is nothing to gain by revisiting our decision. Instead, we must accept our own judgment and invest our minds and bodies in positive actions, like socializing, hobbies, exercise, or self-improvement.

When you’ve made the right food choice, the next temptation to resist is the one to punish yourself for it. Find an activity that brings you joy and distance from the struggle.