Let it go and eat the M&M's

I'm sure you have been there before ...its late night and you are super relaxed. You just took a nice, hot shower after a great day and awesome workout.  You feel fantastic and are in a great mood. Then....ta ta ta tun...you start to crave chocolate (or something else that's not in your "diet"). Well, this was me the other night. And I have the picture to prove it. Yup. My mind told me "you really want some PEANUT M&M's, Sandra!"

Was my body really craving them? Was it truly a craving? Well, I'm not sure, because my mind overtook my body signals and I decided that yes, my body needed those M&M's. So I ate peanut m&m's (my fave!) and they were goooood and I was very satisfied. 

Did I feel guilty afterward? A little. But I decided that I was not going to dwell on it. I was not going to let it get me down.  I thought to myself, "tomorrow is a new day" and said "let it go, Sandra"….actually I started singing in my head "let it go, let it go....the cold never bothered me anyway!"…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MK7qz13bU

You may ask "why would you keep something like that in the house?! It's bad and only there to haunt you!" Well I don't believe in depriving yourself. I also believe that you shouldn't restrict or forbid certain foods from your house, even if it's Doritos or m&m's. If I didn't have the m&m's in the house, I probably would have started out with something "healthy" but I probably would have eaten other foods to replace the craving and just eat more than what I did with those m&m's. 

Everyone is different so if keeping things out of the house works for you then great! And I'm jealous of you! But I know myself. Restrictions only make me want things more and make me think more of all those not-so-healthy foods. I rather give in to those cravings and "let it go", move on and eat a balanced diet the next day. And continue my fitness routine/journey.

I may not reach my fitness goals as fast by giving in to these cravings but I know I will get there and it will be a more realistic way of life than a disappointing one.

Do you give in to your cravings? And if so, what do you crave?