Working through cravings

Have had a really tough couple of days at work. Things haven't been going our way and the general mood in the office has been stressed, irritable and fed up. Cue comfort food cravings. By lunchtime today I was feeling miserable and overwhelmed, craving a big fat Pret sandwich with cheese and mayo...I was getting desperate to binge on cheese and chocolate and was starting to feel quite upset that I couldn't have it, starting to make up excuses as to why I should be allowed, just this once. 

So I decided to try and find some low calorie alternatives, start with those and if I still felt like I HAD to have something else then I would be allowed. So I ate my low-fat macaroni and cheese meal that luckily was waiting for me in the fridge (I would NOT have been able to manage the shops in that state!) and with some of the hunger and worry drowned in low fat cheese I headed for M&S. I browsed the chocolate isles for a good 10 minutes but in the end settled on low fat chocolate mousse. It was surprisingly yummy and at the end of my lunch+ dessert I felt like I'd had a treat and the whole thing had only set me back 6.5 points! Result!! 

I'm really happy that I didn't just fall back in to my old pattern of going to Pret and get a 13 (THIRTEEEEEN!) point sandwich and a chocolate brownie and, and, and...but instead I managed to choose some more sensible treats which won't ruin my points for the day. So now I know there are always options, and I can still feel satisfied at the end of it. Hurray!