Overcoming temptation

I went to the grocery store after work tonight which is never a smart idea...especially when I'm hungry! However, I went in with a list and vowed to only buy what was on it. After going through the produce section I had to walk through the bakery to get to the meat department for my ground turkey. I found my most favorite cookies staring me in the face with a big sale sign. Yup, that's right, I'm talking about those extra soft, super sweet, frosted pink sugar cookies! You know they've gotta be good when I can use seven words in front of the word cookies to describe them! However, I was reading a Prevention magazine the other day and saw something about temptation. It said to clench your fists or tense your muscles when you are faced with a temptation like that. Supposedly it is easier to just keep going by it if you are tightened up. I don't know if it's just another "brilliant" idea someone had or if it is legit, but I tried it and it worked. By the time I got done looking at the chicken and the turkey I no longer was thinking about those cookies. I continued on my shopping journey only buying the things on my list. Tomorrow we are having girls' night and I'm making my super tasty Greek turkey burgers and sweet potato oven fries so I was after specific ingredients (I'll post about that tomorrow night or Sunday). I was dedicated to only buying those ingredients and the food I would eat this weekend. I figure I will grocery shop for the week on Sunday when I'm not hungry and have made a better list.

To my dismay, I was faced with another temptation at the checkout line. My second favorite sweet treat appears to be out a little early this year. They had two boxes of Cadbury Cream Eggs on display! Ahhhhhh the temptation! I almost started to reach for one before reminding myself to clench my fists and turn my head. I'd have to say my shopping trip was a success. The old Michelle would have bought the cookies AND the cream eggs...the new Michelle bought grapes instead! :)