March 20
And besides, being “off my plan” – that whole “head” actually – has more important behavioral implications than caloric or nutritional in the long run. Have you ever continued to stay in vacation mode eating long after you were back from the trip? Taking that brief sojourn, like anything I do on vacation really doesn’t cout, can cost me whole chunks of my life. Allowing myself foods that I usually stay away from can sometimes open doors that I can’t close. I can figure out which of my rules can be “soft rules” and which ones really need to be “hard rules”.