This Is What Happens When You Remember There's Chocolate in Your Gym Bag
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Have you ever been at war with yourself during a diet, or just in general when you're fighting off a craving? I have those inner dialogues with myself all the time, and it feels like your brain is having a civil war. This includes last night, when I realized I'm the worst fitness editor ever I had a secret stash of chocolate in my gym bag. It was late, I had already eaten a snack (fiber cereal; I was being so good!), and I was about to go to bed, but similar to how a predatory animal sets its sights on prey, I was fixated; I couldn't turn my brain off once I remembered the chocolate. Can you guys relate to this scenario?
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"OMG . . . there's a Reese's Cup in your bag."
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"NO. You don't need that. It's already so late, and you just had cereal."
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"But it sounds so good though . . ."
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*Thinks about it*
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"It's not worth it. It's so much sugar, and sugar is a drug. It's why you're thinking this way."
"You're thinking like a drug addict!"
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"No, I'm not! I just like chocolate, okay?!"
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"Your stomach will be pudgy. Definitely not worth it. Besides, you've already had like seven in the past two weeks."
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"Oh, come on, it basically won't even affect your body at all. You won't even notice. AND it'll taste SO good."
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"You've been trying to lose weight though!"
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"You're fine. You're PMSing, so your body basically NEEDS chocolate to survive right now. It's simple physiology."
"Chocolate is fuel to you; just give your body what it needs. You have this craving for a reason."
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"No, you have this craving because it's a drug . . . "
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"I'm just gonna smell it."
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"Wait . . . What are you doing??? Don't . . . DON'T!!!"
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"WHATEVER!"
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