WEBVTT - None might be easier than a little

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to figure out the best way to

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<v Speaker 1>handle indulgences and to recognize times when having none may

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<v Speaker 1>be easier than having a little. In general, I try

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<v Speaker 1>to eat a fairly healthy diet. However, I have a

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<v Speaker 1>particular thing for dark chocolate covered caramels. I used to

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<v Speaker 1>buy them all the time at Trader Joe's because well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're good. But whenever I bought a box, they would

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<v Speaker 1>be gone within the day, and eating a dozen chocolate

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<v Speaker 1>covered caramels in a day does not leave one feeling

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<v Speaker 1>particularly chipper. So eventually I realized I was better off

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<v Speaker 1>just not buying them at all there, or at Wegman's,

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<v Speaker 1>which has some pretty good ones too. If the chocolates

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<v Speaker 1>are in the house, I will eat them, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will eat them quickly, saying no over and over again.

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<v Speaker 1>That is practicing moderation, and maybe eating one per day

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<v Speaker 1>is really hard. But giving a hard pass in the

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<v Speaker 1>store once, well, that's not so difficult. None turns out

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<v Speaker 1>to be easier than a little. I have a feeling

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<v Speaker 1>I am not the only one for whom this is true,

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<v Speaker 1>although I'd say here that it's not true for other

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<v Speaker 1>things in my life. I can eat a small number

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<v Speaker 1>of potato chips or French fries. A pint of Ben

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<v Speaker 1>and Jerry's ice cream is definitely three or four servings,

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<v Speaker 1>not one. For whatever reason. It is just the chocolate

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<v Speaker 1>covered caramels that kept me. But for some people this

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<v Speaker 1>may be true or globally. Writer Gretchen Reuben has theorized

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<v Speaker 1>that some people are moderators, that is, they are able

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<v Speaker 1>to indulge in moderation, while other people are abstainers, people

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<v Speaker 1>for whom it is easier to have none than just

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<v Speaker 1>a little. She explains that once an abstainer has decided

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<v Speaker 1>not to partake, they're no longer really tempted. Are there

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<v Speaker 1>things that you can't help consuming more of than you

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<v Speaker 1>want once you start? Would it be easier to turn

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<v Speaker 1>them down altogether? These particular vices need not be food

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<v Speaker 1>at all. Some people can't stop watching certain TV shows

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<v Speaker 1>once they start, or once they open Instagram, they feel

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<v Speaker 1>compelled to look at every picture ever posted, whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>If there is something that is nearly impossible for you

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<v Speaker 1>to stop once you start, then consider just not starting.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't turn on h G t V. Don't buy chips

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<v Speaker 1>at the grocery store, don't order popcorn at the movies,

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<v Speaker 1>don't open Instagram, or at least not usually. Sometimes abstainers

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<v Speaker 1>can indulge within very particular rules. You decide that you

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<v Speaker 1>will watch reality shows while staying at hotels, or eat

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<v Speaker 1>dessert on Saturdays, or only look at Instagram for five

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<v Speaker 1>minutes in the morning while you are making your coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>In these cases, you can set specific contexts for indulging

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<v Speaker 1>and then still realize that none is easier than a little.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of the time, you don't waste the bandwidth deciding.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are not in a hotel, there are no

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<v Speaker 1>reality shows simple as that are there indulgences you find

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<v Speaker 1>it easier to just stay away from. Let me know

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<v Speaker 1>what is your equivalent of dark chocolate covered caramels. You

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<v Speaker 1>can reach me at Laura at Laura vander Kim dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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