Bigger is Not Always Better

I had a little breakthough today.  Like many millions of Americans I would like to lose a few pounds.  While I am generally good about not overeating, I know that if I have certain foods in the house I will eat them, and I will generally eat the entire container with a couple of days.  I just don’t have willpower when there is a temptation right in front of me at my house calling me when I have those cravings.  I realized that if I get a craving and really need something to satisfy me sweet tooth, instead of picking up a box of low calorie ice cream bars, which I will finish in 2-3 days, I am better off stopping by the gas station and picking up one bar from their freezer.

Yes the bar at the gas station will cost more than the price per bar if I get the box.  However, I only need the bar when I have a really bad craving.  If they are in the house I will eat them whether I really really want it or not just because it is there.  Thus, in the long term I am better off spending a dollar for a single bar rather than $3 for a box.  Not only does it save my waistline, it is cheaper to just get on rather than the box.  Yes next month when I get another really bad craving that I feel I just have to satisfy I will have to go buy a single bar again.  But you know what, I would have had to do that anyway because I know that there is absolutely no way that there would be anything left in that box a month or 6 weeks later when I really needed it.