No-Sweets Challenge, Day 1

Even if I declared amnesty from the no-sweets challenge, I'd still like to follow it for most of the week—except for that pre-declared cake day, of course. That's when I intend for my amnesty to really kick in.

I have a real sweet tooth, but I think I can handle the abstinence pretty well. I can easily tell myself to not have dessert, and I'd be fine. But again, my problem is mainly on the fact that I know I can have dessert regularly but not have it show on the weighing scale. That triggered my recent daily dessert fix.

And I have another problem today. I am a crazy hardcore basketball fangirl, even if I reluctantly admit that I am. I even plan my social calendar based on basketball schedules. Anyway, this morning, my favorite NBA team lost their game in the last minute, and the two teams I despise the most won theirs. I am still reeling, even if I tried to get tasks at work done, my mind still goes back to it. I hate it.

In cases like these, I usually treat myself to chocolate when I get home. But still, I never binge. I still keep it to a reasonable portion, as I always do—no more than 200 calories. Besides, I also always follow the rule that if I don't taste anything anymore, it's time to stop eating.

My friend K gave me a lovely box of chocolates from Sinfully Circles at Shangri-La for Christmas (she gave it to me a few weeks ago). When my team loses, I usually have one. (Except that time when they had that horrible losing streak, when I had three.)

I'm not an emotional eater at all, and I can probably be fine later tonight if I DON'T have any chocolate. But I've already gotten used to the habit of a chocolate treat after a loss, so it's more of the Pavlovian reaction that I have to get over.

Will I conquer it? Stay tuned for tomorrow's update!