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Snickers Bar or Atkins Endulgence Bar?
I was with a group of women when the conversation turned to chocolate. One lady said that she loved Snickers Bars, but given the choice between a Snickers Bar or an Atkins Endulgence Bar she would choose the Endulgence Bar every time. Her rationale: the Endulgence Bar was only 140 calories – the Snickers Bar was 300. She considered this choice a “no brainer”!
The way I see it, the issue isn’t Snickers or Endulgence. The question is, “What am I hungry for (it could be food or something else) and what do I really want right now?” If the answer is the Snickers Bar, then go ahead and choose it. If we are mindful in this moment, perhaps we only need a quarter or a half of it. Focusing on calories as the basis of our choices keeps us stuck. Expanding the conversation to how we are thinking and feeling, and asking what do we really want, leads us to freedom.