Buying the Cookie

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9 times of out 10 I breakdown and buy the cookie. 

Now please understand, this isn’t just any ordinary cookie. 

It’s a freshly baked, 6inch diameter oatmeal chocolate chip cookie from Topeca Coffee — conveniently located next door to my office.

It’s never too hard, never too soft. Never too dry; nor too greasy. 

It knows when you’ve been bad or good so… 😉

Anyway, here’s the issue. 

Friday evenings from say, 6pm up until Saturdays at around the same time, I have a name for that time spanse. It’s called my ‘cheat day’. 

Theoretically, I have digestive liberty to consume anything edible and legal. This time period would be the best time to stock up on Topeca cookies and have some guilt free indulgence. 

But the problem is, I rarely say ‘no’ Monday – Friday. 

Every morning I look in the mirror and am reminded of where and why my dietary decisions come from.  And yet, after i’ve had a light and fluffly salad, my body is demanding more! 

The rules and convictions fall by the wayside and I’m left licking the chocolate stains from my fingers. Again. Why is that? 

Here’s what just hit me: I think in principles, but I live in habit.

I set my goals via values, but take my steps based on compulsions. 

How does one get out of this cycle?

How do you learn to change / to follow thru? 

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