Temptation of the Day

When you're trying to diet, you build yourself an arsenal. You empty your home of crappy foods and fill it with healthy stuff, or at the very least low calorie stuff. You march out of the house armed with your meals and your snacks, determined to stick to the plan you've set for yourself that day.

And then you get out there in the world. It's inevitable - the minute you decide or announce that you're dieting, the universe seems to begin to throw food at you. It's everywhere. The temptations are some of the toughest pitfalls of dieting, and I found one of them today in the office kitchen. Someone brought in their child's box of World's Finest Candy bars to sell, so its sitting in the kitchen with an envelope of money attached. Pay a dollar, take a candy bar. I have a weakness for these chocolate bars - probably because they have nostalgia attached to them, because I used to sell and eat the same ones when I was a kid. So since I don't have children, I don't see them around much anymore, except for rare occasions like this. But I didn't take one. I'm on a mission, and I'm sure I'll give into some other temptation before this week is out. So for now, I'm holding out.