So you thought it was a great idea to stock up on candy well before Oct. 31 because you had a coupon, or the selection was better.

That’s what I used to tell myself.  I had good intentions, I was not thinking about eating the candy myself, it just happened!  Then back to the store I went because I needed to restock for handing out to the neighbor kids.  Then I would get into that candy too.

Does this sound familiar?  Does this happen to you year after year and each year you tell yourself this year will be different but like the movie Ground Hog Day you keep doing it over and over?

So what is going on here?  Why can’t you stop?

It all boils down to temptation.

There is an old saying that starts out “Seek first to understand..”  If you don’t understand temptation, how it affects you and learn/practice specific steps to resist temptation how can you expect to stop eating all that candy?

When you spend a few minutes each day and learn to master the art of resisting temptation everything can change.  Your budget for candy will go down (so will your weight) and the neighbor kids will actually get the candy you bought for them!

God bless,

Danny

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