Monday, October 11, 2010
Resisting the urge....
This weekend I had to buy a bag of Teddy Grahms for a student, and today I portioned out the amount he had requested for his reward. Right now I want to eat the rest of the bag. I did have a few, but am battling the fact that I have no students in my room, and I am seated at my desk working. This is a hard time for me to resist!
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Beating that mental battle is tough. Of course you asked yourself if you were hungry. And the answer might have been, Does it really matter? It's sugar and I need a hit!
ReplyDeleteUnderstand there is Dopamine released at that time, creating the desire to eat them, based on previous experience. How's that for textbook?
Reality is after 3-4 weeks of breaking the habit, dopamine decreases, desire alters, and you can create a replacement habit. In the meantime, try chewing a piece of gum as a first step.