Thursday, January 26, 2017

Trigger Foods

So, I swore up and down that I had no trigger foods, but there may be a few.

I have a hard time saying no to boxed macaroni & cheese.  I compulsively buy it.  I cook it for my toddlers knowing full well that they don't like it and will only pick at it, thereby allowing me to consume the leftovers. 

Chip/Veggie dip.  I often make my own (1pt sour cream + 1pt mayo + spices) and so don't understand where the craving is coming from as I don't add sugar and while I know dairy has some, there are other things that I eat with MUCH higher naturally occurring sugar content.  In any case, if I have it in the house, I eat it until an entire 12oz container has been compromised.  Often with pretzel sticks, tortilla chips, or chopped raw veggies.

I can have sweets like cake or pie in the house, but it must be out of sight.  I left an apple pie alone in the refrigerator for so long that I was certain it had gone bad and tossed it (yay, me!)  I'm not actually sure on the cake thing.  I have a dozen tequila cupcakes in the freezer right now and zero desire to pull them out and thaw for later eating... but if there were a coconut Pepperidge Farm cake on the counter, I would (and have) eaten the entire thing in one sitting.

Small candy bars are just gonna be a NO.  I can leave them alone with a bit of luck, but once I start I can eat about 10 Mr. Goodbars.