Glorious Cheat Day

About 3 years ago, I tried to get a handle on my insatiable sugar addiction. I knew it was getting bad because everyday about 1PM, I would walk around the office and look for candy; any candy.

I'm kind of the health nut (no carbonation, no caffeinated drinks, no TV subscriptions, daily workouts, stand up desk, etc...), so I wanted to get a handle on it.

So, I started a rule to not eat sweets until after 5 PM. I didn't rule out sugar entirely becuase sugar is in everything. So, after 5PM everyday, I could eat ice cream, candy bars, etc... It was hard at first. At 1PM, I would start jonesing for a treat. Eventually, it worked and didn't crave it as much.

However, I did find that I would jones at 5 PM (more like 4:30 PMish). I'd get home and immediately eat and ice cream bar, then have more treats later that night. We reserved our best treats, like ice cream bar/sandwiches, for Family Home Evening night. On a couple occasions, I had eaten most of them by Monday night, which resulted in some very upset kids.

About 6 months ago (when I turned 40), I moved the time to 6 PM, but I felt like it still left too much time for me to binge.

So, a month ago, I decided to try a cheat day. It's definitely harder. I have to wait all week to finally have something. And yes, I sometimes binge a little.