Home Office Fitness: Guilt Free Sweets

By Scott Tousignant On November 5, 2009 Under Blog, Focus Focus Focus!, Guest Articles

Hi there. If this is your first time seeing my shiny mug on the Internet Marketing Sweetie blog, my name is Scott Tousignant and I’ve been guest blogging here for the past few days and sharing some advice on how to incorporate fast, fun home office fitness into your busy work day.

If you missed the any of the previous posts you can get caught up by visiting Sweetie Squat, Sweetie Shoulder and Abs, and Sweetie Cardio.

Today’s post is all about SWEETS and living guilt free. As you can tell from the picture above I was caught with my hand in the cookie jar

…Actually I was reaching for some cookies and chocolate fondu with a beer in hand. Does it look like I’m feeling guilty in that picture?

How about in this video? Does it look like I’m feeling guilty here…

Scott’s Tips For Indulging In Guilt Free Pleasures

Know Your Limits:

How long can you go without indulging in sweets? Can you go a few days without having any chocolate? Or do you need to have a little treat each day?

This is important because if you need to satisfy your sweet tooth each day and you try to go a week without eating a single bite you will be setting yourself up for an all out binge.

Plus if you are going against your natural tendencies it will cause additional stress on you, which can a) cause you to actually store fat, b) distract you all day long causing poor work performance, and c) make you miserable. We don’t want that now do we?

Schedule Your Treats:

If you prefer to have a small treat such as a mini chocolate bar or two cookies each day, schedule it in. If you know that you can go a few days without sweets, schedule the days and meals that you are going to have them.

I know that I can go three days without sweets (If they aren’t in the house or I’m not aware that they are in the house). So what I do is schedule my treat reward for every Wednesday at lunch time. That’s when I indulge in a Kit-Kat Chunky bar

Every Saturday we have pizza as a family and I also have a chocolate bar. If I feel a craving or chocolate urge coming on and it’s only Tuesday, I know that I can last the remainder of the day because I will enjoy the reward the next day.

Because it’s scheduled into my week or day, I don’t feel guilty about eating it. After all, it was planned. It was something that I allowed myself to have.

Control Your Intake:

My wife Angie has great control when it comes to sweets, but she needs to have some every day. As I’ve mentioned in the video above, I don’t have very good control, but I’m aware of that. If a box of cookies is in front of me I’ll polish of the box.

That’s why I prefer not to have any sweets in the house. When it’s time for me to have a candy bar I’ll go to the corner store and just get one. That’s how I control my intake. By only purchasing the amount that I can consume without packing on the pounds.

We do have some junk in the house, but my family is aware of my control issue so they hide it from me I’m all good with that and grateful that they look out for me.

Once again, I’m only eating the amount of sweets that I had planned, so there is no need to feel guilty about it.

Acknowledge Your Accomplishments:

When you are indulging in the designated amount of sweets that you planned for take a moment to acknowledge how well you have done in consuming healthy natural foods throughout the day and the week.

If you happen to overindulge on a day when you hadn’t planned on eating any sweets I still want you to think of how well you have done throughout the week. Don’t do it to justify the sweets that you are eating, but it’s important to think of the good that you’ve accomplished rather than beat up on yourself for ‘falling off the wagon’.

Don’t Rely on Will-Power:

Relying on will-power opens up the doors for beating yourself up if you have a tough time ‘willing’ yourself to not eat sweets.

…Instead, discover more powerful reasons to make healthier choices throughout the day.

I have a mantra that I repeat throughout the day… “Brain Fuel“. I want my brain to function at it’s best all day long. That’s why I perform quick home office workouts and that’s why I consistently drink 8-12 glasses of water each day and consume healthy natural foods.

If my brain is not functioning optimally my work will suffer and I will not be the best husband and father that I can be. I want to perform my best even when it’s during my leisure time.

When I repeat “Brain Fuel” to myself throughout the day, thoughts of family trips, cuddle time with my kids, and traveling the world with Angie well into our senior years. All of that is made possible because I am creating an environment for my brain to function optimally, which results in my business flourishing, which leads to freedom to do what I want, when I want.

I know that sweets are not the best brain fuel and I don’t have to ‘will’ myself not to eat them because I have trained myself to go for healthier options when I repeat my mantra “brain fuel”.

Living the life that I deserve in the body that I deserve is much more rewarding than the temporary satisfaction of eating sweets. It doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t eat sweets. It simply means that I am not a slave to sweets.

I can put on weight just as easy as anyone else. I don’t eat sweets guilt free because I have incredible metabolism. Nothing could be further from the truth. I eat sweets guilt free because I understand that health and fitness is a lifelong journey. I understand that one bad day of eating is not going to ruin everything. I understand that my body is capable of greatness and even more so when I allow myself to indulge from time to time.

You are an Internet Marketing Sweetie. Don’t feel guilty about indulging in sweets!

You ROCK! Enjoy the experience,

Scott Tousignant

PS When you perform a fast, fun quickie cardio session as I shared in yesterday’s guest blog post you’ll be able to burn the calories from the sweets you eat in no time flat.