“I have a real problem with my reward days, sometimes I have no self control. Besides not having a reward day how do I control myself? Reward days can be trouble if you have no self control. Portion control is really important, if you’re craving cookies or chips do not buy a box of cookies or chips. Seems like whenever we open a box or a bag of chips it’s very hard to control ourselves, we always have a few here and there and in a day the whole bag is gone. Try buying the 100 calorie packs. They have a wide selection of them from cookies, to chips, to candy. My vice has always been pizza and ice cream. Nobody will buy a pizza and only have one slice… What helped me was buying the pizza lean pockets. Ice Cream is my favorite, but it is hard to regulate intake, many small sizes are still pushing 400 calories. My family always buys the sugar free or half the fat stuff, but it is still high in calories, so watch out for that. I did really well with sugar-free fudgecicles. They weren’t high in calories and they controlled my intake. Now remember after our reward days we need to stay on track and stay focused!!”

David Smith

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Thanks David!  How about the rest of you? What tips or tricks do you have to stay on track on those wonderful reward days?