Chronicles of a Carb-o-holic

i was doing so, so good all day.

i woke up (an hour later, to protest daylight savings time.. lol) and did my billy blanks cardio bootcamp dvd AND my yoga goddess booty dvd (a little under an hour total). and, my diet was doing excellent, even into the later hours of work. i took a huge mix of fruit (apples/grapes/fresh pineapple.. so yummy!) and a slimfast shake to tie me over in my cravings later on in the night.

then.. it all crumbled… one of my friend’s birthday was this weekend, and they brought me in a couple slices of birthday cake. which, wouldn’t have been bad, i don’t think.. but once i get the taste of sweet in my mouth.. that’s when i find it so hard to just stop. augh.

so. i don’t know. i can’t figure out a way to just… STOP MYSELF. willpower alone isn’t enough. i try to drink plenty of water. i try to tell myself i don’t need it, i want to be thin, etc. i mean.. what else can i do? i’ve been thinking about hypnotherapy, which the place my mom called said had a 85% success rate… but, it’s just.. expensive. so, i don’t really want to go down that route.

what do you guys do? am i just incredibly weak.. am i making this more difficult than it is? or, is there anyone else out there who struggles like i do? HOW do you stay strong against temptations and cravings, especially when they are right in front of you??