Old habits die hard, even if they aren't yours

I have such a sweet husband!

Yesterday around 5 o'clock I text him to say that I was in a really bad mood, didn't know why, couldn't snap out of it and didn't have anything planned or started for dinner. UGH! So he sweetly wrote back and said that he would go to Safeway and had it covered. (So sweet!) I thought he would get a rotisserie chicken and potato salad or something and call it good, but he got allllll of my favorite things (that were on sale). Take a look, totally healthy right? ha ha

As soon as I saw the brownie mix I had to quickly stuff it into the back of the pantry where I can't see it every time I open the door because that would NOT be a "safe" food for me. Safe meaning that

I could NOT keep my hands off it if I made them. You should always define your "unsafe" foods! Things that make you feel POWERLESS to stop eating them. Those mini cinnamon rolls from Costco, NOT a safe food!

But the thought is what counts! He was trying to show me that he loves me and hopes my day gets better. 6 weeks ago I would have probably made the pizza for dinner AND the brownies for dessert, cracked open the energy drink while the pizza was baking (haven't had one in 3 1/2 years because I have been either pregnant or nursing!) and had the sun chips on the side! It really was sweet! Even though I was having a bad day, when I saw how he wanted to cheer me up, THAT is what cheered me up! Not the food! So I put the food away, knowing that I didn't need or even want them to make me feel better. I thanked him for going to the store instead of get mad at him for getting so much junk food (how could I be mad at him for being so stinkin sweet!?), and made sandwiches for dinner instead. Not diet food, but not too bad either. I just make sure that I type in ALL my calories on myfitnesspal.com so I stay with my calorie range. That, and I only have a half sandwich because 1 slice of bread is 100 calories, so I'd rather save that other 100 calories for something else instead of having 200 calories just in the bread!