As hard as you try and keep your dieting habits in check, that scale continues to read the same amount. But why is that? Is there something about your daily habits that you’re missing? Well, we’re not here to say that you’re not on top of things. On the contrary, what we’re about to say is relevant to everyone, no matter what their dieting habits are. Everyone knows that sugar is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to gaining weight and yet so many of us forget about the two places where it shows up the most.
Hot Drinks
One of the most common parts of our daily lives, whether we work at an office or work from home, walk over to the kitchen, and prepare ourselves a steaming cup of tea or coffee. Now, we’re not saying that everyone puts sugar in their tea or coffee. We’re merely suggesting that the grey area as far as “cheating” goes is a lot wider in this realm.
We Justify It
It’s easy to tell ourselves, “Don’t eat that slice of cake. You didn’t do anything to earn that.” Yep, we’re pretty cutthroat with ourselves when it comes to the “why” behind the reason we’re doing things. Which is why when it comes to tea or coffee, we’re able to justify a spoon or two or sugar because we tell ourselves, “This is necessary to keep me energized at work. It’s helping me make money, and provide for myself and my family.”
There’s nothing wrong with our justifications. But when you look back at the end of a month and wonder where all that sugar came from, you may do well to look past that occasional piece of cake and actually focus on those 10 cups of sweet coffee you drank last week.
