Skinny Chick Secret #8

Don't Make Unplanned Food Stops

This may be a hard one for people who have really made a habit of this. (I am unfortunately in this group.) If there is something you really can't live without, you should plan for it and work the rest of your daily calories around it. These treats can be quite high in calories and will likely make the rest of your day quite restrictive, so I wouldn't advise doing it often. Think about the unplanned food stops you tend to make. Where are the high-risk food vendors in your life? Can you change your routes to avoid them? Resolve to stop stopping. Realize this is not something skinny chicks do, at least not the gals who have to work at it. Resolve to be like the skinny chicks and feel inspired by their willpower. Remind yourself that if you had that treat you wouldn't feel as good about yourself, you'd feel sluggish afterward, and you'd pay for it in the end with weight gain, more exercise, or less real food later on. Add up the amount of money you save each time you don't buy the snack and use the money toward something terrific-like skinny jeans. ;-)