Okay, I have a confession. I ate a toasted rice cake with Smucker’s natural peanut butter. Sure, it was a healthy choice, but it was outside of my eating plan for the day. It was an impulse consumption, which in my books is not good nor acceptable.
The temptation started while I was putting groceries away. I opened the cupboard to place the new jar of peanut butter on the shelf and right there sat the package of rice cakes. The two images blended before my eyes. In that instant I could taste it. And I wanted it. I fought with that stupid temptation for probably 45 minutes before caving.
That’s why it’s so very important to get temptation foods out of your environment – and out of sight. Even if it’s healthy food (but it’s food you love) keep it stored away out of sight. If I hadn’t seen the rice cakes and the peanut butter, it never would have entered my mind.
You know the old saying, "Out of sight, out of mind.” It’s especially true with food. What do you need to get out of sight?
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