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So my one big weakness in food came into play this weekend: Unlimited food access.

See at home, we are careful that we only cook enough food for 3 servings - 2 for dinner that night between myself and my wife, and one serving for her to take to work for lunch the next day. That way we don’t eat too much, and regulate portion size. At the same time, we don’t visit buffets usually. The only exception is a great Italian place that I seem to be able to control myself at. Hey, if I’m not honest with y’all why do this?

But Saturday was a one-two punch. Starting about 4pm, I was able to snack on dips, appetizers, sodas, and more. Little bit here, small plate there. Six o’clock brought southern BBQ. I did good with one plate, but it was stacked high. More deserts. At 8pm, we left the reception to go to a birthday party. Chocolate cake and more food, of course. We finally got home about 11:00pm, and I felt like I had experienced an oddly placed Thanksgiving.

See, if food is there, I eat. It’s that casual background activity for me that I don’t pay attention to. I’d rather talk, or cheer someone one playing the wii. This is especially true when the food is not freshly cooked. Why care about complementing the host about that bag of Doritos? It’s just something to keep my hands busy.

I was lucky in this case. I had spent 2 hrs in the gym earlier that day: running, lifting, and karate. So I had a nice enough deficit that it didn’t throw my body for a loop. But I’m looking for suggestions. There will be times when I can’t avoid such free access to food. How do you prevent yourself from going overboard?

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