Staying Slim in a World of Temptation

It isn't always easy to stay slim when you live in a world full of temptation. The trouble is that you have so much choice when it comes to the food you eat that you can find yourself overwhelmed. Instead of making an effort to control your calorie intake, you simply opt for the foods you find to be the tastiest or most convenient. You don't necessarily consider the implications of not bothering to calorie count, but eventually you will come to realise that the only way to stay slim is to control your eating, rather than letting food dominate your life.

You obviously have to eat to live and so you cannot avoid food completely, but you can make more sensible choices that should help you keep your weight down. Yet, when the choice is between an apple and a bar of chocolate you may be inclined to take the least healthy option. Chocolate comes in a nice, shiny wrapper; you've seen the adverts that make it look so seductive and enticing; you've tasted it before and it produces an endorphin rush that you don't get from eating fruit. Even when the healthy option is cheaper, habit and a love of junk food can affect your decision.

You don't have to go without calorific treats to stay slim, though; you just have to ensure you get the right calorie balance. It is still possible to eat chips, pizza, burgers and other high-calorie foods, but these are the kinds of foods you should try to limit your intake of. You can still enjoy fast food, but ideally you shouldn't have it every night. You don't have to be 'good' all the time, but it becomes much easier to control your weight if you eat a balanced diet most of the time and enjoy the occasional treat.

When it comes to smaller calorific options, such as a medium-sized bar of chocolate, you may be able to get away with having one a day, but that is only if you make an effort to manage your calories the rest of the time. If you eat sensible meals during the day, you should feel free to treat yourself to something a little bit naughty. To ensure that you don't exceed your calorie needs, though, you could always do some exercise. By keeping active you will be able to burn more calories, so that you won't have to worry as much as about the implications of giving into temptation.

Temptation appears to be everywhere when you're trying to stay slim, and especially when you enjoy your food! All this temptation can make it a challenge for you to take the right decisions, even though you realise that if you don't you could find yourself gaining weight. It isn't necessarily a bad thing to give into temptation now and again, since telling yourself that you're not allowed a particular type of food can actually make it more desirable, so that you binge on it! It is therefore important not to become too obsessed with avoiding all temptation and simply focus on getting the right balance when it comes to your diet and the amount of exercise you do.