exceptions

I hate the self-talk that says "You can eat that because ______." I need to retrain it to say "You can eat that if _______."

BEFORE
Scene: a birthday party, burgers, chips, cookies, etc
"I had two burgers and some chips. I want a cookie. I can have some because it's a special event and I never have cookies."

AFTER (God-willing)
Scene: see above
"I had a burger with lots of lettuce and some baby carrots. I want a cookie. I can have one if I join the people playing volleyball for at least one game."

Notice how I changed the self-talk and the portions. I'm ambitious like that.

Right now my excuse is that I am visiting friends out of state and the staples of their diet are pretty much my guilty pleasures... I'm in serious danger of "I can have that because"-ing my way into a seatbelt extender for the plane ride home!