"Sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:"As a result, knowing that I didn't HAVE to eat that piece of pie but did,
knowing that it wasn't because of weakness or failure on my part but
because
Quoted message said:of choice, I don't feel badly about it and don't feel like I've let myself
down. I just feel like I'm learning to live with my chosen lifestyle and,
most importantly, that one "treat" every 2 months won't set me firmly on
the
Quoted message said:path to destruction. That is - for me - probably going to be the hardest
lesson to learn. I don't cut myself any slack.
Don't call it a cheat, call it an indulgence. Cheating would be giving in
and pigging out on loads of something mindlessly and then you hate yourself
for it or feel guilty about it. That kind of thing leads to people falling
off the wagon. An indulgence is something you think about and decide or
plan to do after considering and accepting the consequences, you choose your
indulgence, enjoy it, then back on your plan with no guilt.
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No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes