How to Avoid McDonald's Like the Plague

It's embarrassing to admit that I like McDonald's. There are lots of other places I enjoy going to more, but I get these ridiculous cravings for McDonald's. I know, I disgust myself too. I will be having a bad day, and think, "Wow, I really need to go through the McDonald's drive-thru, that would just make everything ok again." Not kidding. This is a bad habit that started from childhood. I blame my parents. This past week, I had several strong cravings, but I resisted. I would resist one day and the craving would go away, only to re-surface the next day. I kept thinking that maybe if I resisted long enough the cravings would become more and more spaced out and then die altogether. McDonald's anonymous anyone? It's not until you're craving McDonald's that you notice there's one on EVERY CORNER. I mean, really. Good news is, the cravings did go away. I didn't think about McDonald's the whole weekend. Success.

I'm in a little bit of a diet slump right now. I'm tired of being on one. It's a constant battle in self control and discipline. Some of the time, I do really well and feel incredibly motivated. But just as often, I wish I could blink my eyes and poof, reach my goal. I've finally given up drinking soda on a regular basis, but I was only able to do that by replacing it with sweet tea [still not the best, but actually better for you than soda - depending on where you get it from & how much sugar they pour in!] Now, it's time to eliminate the sweet tea too. Sigh. Splenda here I come. *Shudders* Something really good that's come from efforts to lose weight is that regular exercise has become a ingrained part of my life for the last year or two. I feel all in a funk if I go more than a couple days without exercise. I wish not eating healthy would make me feel as bad too. Unfortunately, no such luck there!