Extremely Difficult

Wow!  What a difficult week!  I battled the urge to go get sweets several times a day for the past week.  I am happy to say that I won, but it was hard.  I've come to realize that thoughts such as, "I have to get a cupcake or I'll die!" and "I have to get an ice cream just to get this thought out of my head", aren't true.  Something I've learned are that thoughts are just that, thoughts.  I'm not trying to say that they're not crippling or that they can't just completely overtake you and consume you, rather I'm trying to say that they eventually pass.  Something I've tried is doing deep breathing when strong thoughts that start with, "I need...." come on.  Usually after 7 deep breaths the thought isn't nearly as strong as it initially was and I'm able to move on.  This week - I've been breathing A LOT!!  Breathing, try it! :-)