No more deprivation

I worked out this morning to DDR and burned 672 calories! Woooooo. I LOVE being able to see how many calories I've burned. It makes me less likely to eat a 200+ calorie cookie/candy/whatever because I know how hard I worked out to burn those calories. It also makes me feel like I've accomplished something great. I have a goal of burning 2000 calories a week, and it makes me feel good to reach those goals. 

Today the book talked about deprivation--feeling deprived at a party where everyone else is eating cake and you're sipping on coffee. It talks about sneaking back and eating three pieces of cake when everyone is gone. I think that at this stage, everyone should be aware that two bites of cake, or a tiny piece, is not going to ruin your diet. I mean, even the book talks about in previous chapters about "the first two bites." However, if you've gotten all your calories, or even one bite of cake will send you over the edge, the book has some good advice.
It advises you to think about things you deprive yourself of in life--you deprive yourself of shopping and going to the beach everyday because you want the benefits of working, ie a paycheck.  You deprive yourself of dating other people because you want the benefits of a happy, healthy marriage. If that doesn't work, it tells you to think about what you weight is depriving you of. Is you weight depriving you of doing the things you want to do? Riding on an airplane? Going to theme parks? Wearing a bathing suit?  Think on those things, and be happy with the choices you've made. One of my favorite things to say (although probably not completely true) is "A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips." Are you willing to let that one minute of tasty pleasure add more weight to your body? If not--just say no :)