The "At least I didnt............"excuse

You can trick your mind but you cannot trick your body. I have used this excuse before. It is the "at least I didn't _____ excuse."

Example:
Your team at work orders pizza for everyone and purchases cookies as well because you did such a great job this week. You pass on the pizza but you have a cookie (when you already had your "fun meal" that week). You tell yourself, "at least I didn't have the pizza."

Although it seems like you did something successful (passing on pizza is good I will give you credit), think about it from  your body's perspective. Your body has no idea that you passed on the pizza. Your body isn't saying, well I am going to lose one pound for you and reward you since you didn't eat the pizza." It doesn't even know about the pizza. All your body knows about is the cookie that you sent in to demolish all the hard work you did that week. Your body is frowning and now it has to work harder to remove that cookie's existance.

It is almost December and women all over the world are on pinterest seeing how many new delicious unforgettable recipes they can make for the Christmas season. You are about to get bombarded by delicousness. Don't use this excuse. Don't use any excuse. Be proud to say no! Be proud of your goals and your new body.