not eat free food just because it's free

And why is it called “cold turkey,” anyway? So I didn’t even make it a day, thanks to the appearance of some cookies in the kitchen on Tuesday afternoon. (I can’t resist cookies, especially in the afternoon, when I’m desperately in need of a sugar fix.) I’ve decided that perhaps the best way to go about this is not by giving up entirely, but by cutting back. For instance, there were three varieties of the dangerous cookies in question, but instead of eating one of each and then going back for seconds of my favorite a couple hours later (which is totally what I would have done under ordinary circumstances), I only had one cookie. If I stick with this for a while, one day I may be able to resist free food entirely—but I highly doubt it.

Give up, that is. And that something is me. Today was the final straw. I ate waaaay too many free goodies at work (including part of the chocolate cake I brought in specifically so I wouldn’t eat it, like honestly, what is wrong with me??). So I have decided to quit cold turkey. Absolutely no more free food for me. The only way I will make an exception is if the free food is eaten as a meal, i.e. lunch, but that sort of timing is extremely rare.

I give it two days, max, before I break.