At least I know what's wrong with me...

Nothing to add but my support. You're not alone in this!

I don't think I could bear to be alone in this.  Thank you!!

I get it, I get it, I get it!

My fear is fat, white flour, sugar combos in the form of the dreaded cookie. The cookie is my "gateway" food, for lack of a better term. Ice cream runs a close second.

I was faced with chocolate dipped shortbread cookies last night. Pretty hard to say no, but I turned my head and asked myself my question: "Will that ------- help you reach your goal?" The question centers me and brings back my focus to weight loss. Got through that and then my partner asks to dip HIS cookie in MY coffee. I practically yelled NO at him. He gave me an incredulous look and then it dawned on him.... Damn skinny person! LOL, but the hand was twitching!

I think we deal with temptation on some level everyday. Some days are just harder than others. I'm sorry you are having such a tough time right now. You know it will get better and your accountability is truly admirable.

Hugs and pats on the back!

Your ability to focus and have a rational conversation with yourself in those moments is remarkable!!  My answer to "Will that ----- help you reach your goal?" is usually a crazed "I don't give a ****!!" 

You know, this is the whole difference between sugar and not-sugar for me.  Not eating sugar (with the exception of the evil Easter candy whose name cannot be mentioned) takes up almost no mental energy because it's just not an option.  I feel like it's as deadly to me as Scotch is to an alcoholic.  Alcoholics don't wake up and have to have an "alcohol plan" each day (other than *don't*) and I don't have a "sugar plan." 

But man, I pay a big price in mental energy on the rest of the universe of things that I *might* eat that I'm not willing (yet?) to put in that same category.  Like, a biscuit.  Or a Quest bar.  Or fried dill pickles.  A friend of mine says if he can't eat just one of something he can't eat any.  That's a little hard core for me, but he has a point.

Happy, you are a true inspiration!! Thank you for bringing this up.  You sharing your stories make us all stronger for our future struggles! We all have them and I was just dealing with some the past couple of weeks.
I had started eating pork skins becuase I was told no carbs...but I craved them like crazy everyday. After about 2 weeks of eating them I threw them out. I still want them and don't even want to go down that isle of the grocery store. (The frinkin monkies hang out down there too!)
So sorry you are struggling...hang in there. You know you have all of our support and well wishes!

Yes, there are certainly aisles I don't visit in the grocery, or that I rush through with my eyes mostly shut.  I really *really* appreciate your support.  Thank goodness we're not on our own with this!!

:} 

Bet you would not be surprised the amount of times that to leave an aisle in the grocery store, empty handed, (when I just *found* myself there, staring at said item) I have had to say, out loud, LOUDLY

"B!  WHY ARE YOU STANDING HERE FLIRTING WITH THE EAGLE BRAND MILK!?  YOU GO NOW!"

And I do.  But I was flirting that little cow, for a minute.  :}  winkwink little ElsieCow.

****LIKE****

I figure the people watching for shoplifters must think I am nuts because I pick things up, put them in my cart, take them out, read the nutritional label, have a 5 minute debate with myself and most of the time put it back in the same place or later in the aisle.  I make myself laugh at times.

Oh, how I know that monkey (gorilla) -- I've been fighting the battle with an extra monkey called STEROIDS for a week. Caught Bronchitis, and have chronic asthma. So, I'm on another week of steroids....and I WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING. So I put myself on the eat every two hour plan. I have single serving size of everything with me at work. Lunch eaten in two servings; snacks divided up, cucumbers divided up, greek yogurt for emergency rations later this afternoon, individually wrapped little cheese..... aarg.....must be spring....