When I know I Shouldn’t Do That — Why Do I Still Do That?

I shouldn’t do that, but I do. Lack of willpower? Distraction? Something else? Let’s explore.

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I know that I have an addiction to carbohydrates and sweets. Bread, cookies, pasta, candy, ice cream — everything that is bad for my overall health.

This is why we tend to not keep bread, ice cream, and a lot of pasta in the house. However, my wife loves to bake, and bake for our friends — so these things still find their way here.

Currently, there is chocolate that my wife created to make truffles. Even knowing I should ignore it and that I don’t need it — I have been eating it.

I know I shouldn’t do that. The goal before my 50th birthday, now 3 months away, is to get into far better physical shape. And yet, there I am, at the fridge, enjoying some very smooth and tasty chocolate.

And then I get annoyed with myself. I start to feel like I am failing, and I get frustrated.

Then there is the question. I know I shouldn’t do that — so why do I still do that??

What is my why?

The great big million-dollar question is — why? Why do I do this to myself?