pimg class=”alignright” alt=”sundae” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/sundae.jpg” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”Entitled to Sabotage” /Last week’s post on a title=”Weight Loss: The Emotional Element” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-loss-the-emotional-element/#axzz2JVxgSuWH”emotional eating/a got people talking #8211; about the personal struggles they’ve had and the mental games they’ve learned to avoid in their quest for health. One such game, I think, is what we call treating ourselves. How many people justify a title=”How to Break Bad Habits” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-break-bad-habits/”bad eating abits/a because they tell themselves they deserve the treat? “Can’t I just enjoy a little pleasure in life?” “Aren’t I entitled?” Sometimes it takes on context. “With all I put up with#8230;” “Why can’t I just have this one thing?” “This is the one thing I do for myself.”/p
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pTreating ourselves. When the noun morphs into the verb, there’s a subtle but significant distinction. Treating ourselves invites us to step outside our normal life for the promise of something of sweeter #8211; and “better.” […]

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