Here's a crazy idea. Really, but it might just work.

I was talking to my cousin the other day, about how to avoid eating junk food, fast food, and chocolate. I told her since I had my last two babies, I eat a lot less of it on impulse because I buy less of it. You know less money for junk when you have to buy diapers. So if I don't have it around I don't eat it. But her issue was that she doesn't buy it either, but will go get it on a whim. Just knowing that the store right down the street has yummy treats. Or that there is a fast food place right around the corner. I told her since I had my babies, running out to grab something was too much work loading and unloading the babies, finding shoes and socks, putting the dogs outside, all because I want a candy bar, or Double bacon cheese burger. (insert drool here) So that put an end to any type of impulse eating. Just too much work. Really, too much work. Plus just too poor. Dang babies needing diapers all the time.

So I suggested she try carrying around a 50lb bag of dog food with her, anytime she wants to run out on impulse to pick up bad food. But really how realistic is that,

"Umm miss, we need to ring up your dog food, with your Ho Ho's."

"No you don't, I brought it with me, so I wouldn't buy the Ho Ho's."

"Well you are buying the Ho Ho's, so that doesn't make sense."

So you end up paying for a bag of dog food you brought with you, all because you wanted some Ho Ho's. Dang Ho Ho's, always costing you more than you expected.

So I thought of a better plan, weight backpacks! Figure out what your weight loss goal is, lets say 35 lbs. So you find a nice heavy duty backpack, or  an over sized purse, which is all the rage right now, and load it up with weights, bottled waters or rocks even, until you have a bag that weighs 35 pounds. That you have to take with you anytime you want to go grab something yummy to eat.  One that you just can't throw in the seat next to you, but one you have to pack around lovingly, like it is a living creature. Load it the back seat, put the seat belt on it, load it in the front of the shopping cart, talk to it, baby talk preferably.  No drive thru's either, you need to haul that bundle of joy inside and buy it a kiddy meal and play with it in the ball cage.


It will become a burden but also a reminder of the weight you want to lose, and hopefully, will make you think twice about running to the corner for some Ho Ho's. Because Ho Ho's aren't even worth it anymore, tasteless rolls of chocolate with rubbery  insides.

I have two baby boys, so there is no need for me to pack an extra 50 pounds around, I have it already and mine screams, and yells. So I can attest to its ability to discourage me from running and getting all the yummy things I crave. But you go and try it, see how it works for you. I am sure once you start to get weird looks from people around you, you will thank me. But so will your body, because you will be stuffing it with fewer and fewer Ho Ho's.

(here's the site I took the backpack photo from http://www.campist.com/archives/backpacks.html  enjoy!)