Maintaining my sanity.....

When I started this whole journey a little over a month ago, I wondered if it might lead to a mental breakdown.  So far it has led to moments of temporary insanity, but I haven't been committed to the rubber room yet.  I have learned that sometimes I have to give a little to get a little.  I have been following Weight Watchers pretty religiously but this last 2 weeks I got a little lax.  I guess because I got sick of telling myself no all the time.  Now, I know I don't need Cheetos to survive.  But, I do need Cheetos to keep me from running over pedestrians with my car.  Overall, I always make the better choice.  I have chosen whole grains.  I have chosen smaller portions.  But, I have given in at times.  I have to pick my battles.  And even when I make the not so good choices I still make better ones than I used to.  I counted 32 (1 serving) natural Cheetos into a small bowl so it looked like a lot.  Normally, I would have taken the whole bag and sat in the recliner and mindlessly gnawed my way through 3/4 of it.  They were good, and I tricked myself into thinking it was a lot more.  I bought myself some mini 3 Musketeers bars and put them in the freezer.  It is a lot harder to eat them when they are frozen solid, so I only take out one or two a day when I want something sweet.  I mean is it really realistic to think that I will never eat Cheetos again, or have a beer, or chocolate? Desserts, or anything that is decadent and yummy and artery clogging?  Not for me it isn't.  I would go insane and be depressed.  So I am focusing in on MODERATION-which never had a place in my life.  I am focusing on EXERCISE-which also was a foreign concept to me.  I am focusing in on total body health.  Mental and physical.  I am feeling good, and I am losing weight and becoming a better version of myself.  Slow and steady wins the race.  So, I think that is a more healthy and attainable long term goal for me, and it will save a lot of pedestrians......