When I first started on my Lifestyle/Weight Loss Journey, I was in healthcare marketing. One of my favorite parts of my job were the social events and functions...mingling with physicians, surgeons, and other top medical professionals; I enjoyed nights of champagne, mornings of mimosas, and lunches filled with carbs...oh the lovely carbs.
On one specific night was a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society....Sweets and Champagne Event. Yes! The Mississippi Gulf Coast's finest bakery chefs were providing the most beautiful and most delicious cheesecakes, chocolates, and caramels. The champagne was flowing from a 6 foot tall Champagne fountain...and I could not have a lick. Seriously, I called my MRC Coach and really asked if I could just lick the dessert and swim in the champagne...can you say #pathetic? LOL. She said I could, but it would trigger the "sugar need" that I had gotten rid of and possibly cause my 2 weeks of hard work and 14 pounds lost to go to waste.
So, what was my decision? I pulled up my big girl panties and pantyhose and opted for water. I mingled and talked with all the VIP's and would text my coach for additional moral support. 2 weeks after that I was down a total 24 pounds.
I occasionally will indulge my chops into a ewwy, guey, brownie or cake, but I have learned to control my sweet triggers.
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