Sounds like a good plan. I used to love going to those "all you can eat" places. They lost money on me! I still have problems with that sort of deal, I feel like I'm not getting my money's worth if I don't feel overly stuffed when I leave.

At least I recognize that now and accept it!

But when I get ambushed by a bunch of girl scouts and the force me to buy $20 or $40 worth of cookies. Man, those 6 year olds can be really tough!!! he he he, just kidding. I do MYSELF in

Funny!! Yes, those scouts are persuasive!! LOL. Portion control is a great idea for sure. When I was getting the Ghiardelli chocolates, I would keep the bar in the fridge and break off one square for an after dinner snack... then I would break that into four pieces and really savor each one.

Lately, my treat is to reserve enough calories to enjoy 1/5 cup of part skim ricotta cheese, mixed with 1 teaspoon or tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder, some stevia powder, mix it well,l and then 1 teaspoon each of unsweetened shredded coconut, and one of chopped walnuts. For me, that's as tasty as cannoli filling. There are so many ways to make enjoyable treats to savor. :) I would freeze the girl scout cookies and enjoy one at a time.

Fun post!!!

I discovered that when it comes to Sugar I have no control. After I recovered from my hip replacement and started back to working out and losing weight I decided to give up sugar because I had lost all control. Along with candy bars, cake, pie & ice cream. I also gave up all simple carbs which included refined grains and just about anything in a box or a jar. If you read the labels even most whole wheat bread has sugar listed in the ingredients. Also most processed food contains high fructose corn syrup which is worst than plain sugar too me or some other form of sugar that has been disguised with some scientific name.

Not trying to say that everyone should do this but in my case it's what I needed to do and I felt the effect from doing it in just a few days. All the aches and pains that I had in my joints disappeared and there was a dramatic drop in my blood pressure.

It's been right at 8 weeks since I started this and I don't plan on going back. My favorite desert now is a protein shake with fruit, nuts, flax seeds and crushed ice. No guilt and it;s good for me.

I just love sweets, and would rather die than give them up, lol. I like your plan Liliann. I must keep working on portion control. Someday, I think I will get better at this. But, I also, eat plenty of the healthy foods. I am working on a balance.

Oh, I've read a lot of reports on the high fructose corn syrup. There's more info out there every day and they keep pointing to the idea that a healthy gut or biome is what really is the basis of our immune system. I have up most all the processed foods and anything with sugar in it too. There really are some fun and healthier alternatives out there.

I'm working on believing that my spouse's ability to eat just one square of chocolate is not superhuman--I can do it to.

I think some of self restraint is genetic, and it depends on what one is restraining from.

Alcohol has no draw to me. I can avoid it, I can drink a part of a drink and leave it.

Chocolate has my number. It calls, I obey.

For me some things have no middle ground. It is either total avoidance or complete indulgence.