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Hi collegiettes™!
A billion years ago today, something very special happened: my mother was born. With three days of birthday festivities with family and her friends, I can tell you there are three different type of birthday cakes tucked away in plastic containers in our fridge. 
Remember, I have a problem with overcoming my sweet tooth, and am just getting used to having sweets in moderation. Not just one type of cake for me to deal with-… three! Three different sizes, flavors and reasons for me to cave each time I’m tempted by their yummy exteriors when I open those stainless steel doors.
Lucky for me, the Jump Start Diet doesn’t cut out dessert all together by including a 200 calorie dessert.
Though I realize that having a slice of cake three days in a row would do absolutely nothing for the progress I’ve made so far, but allowed myself one slice for today only. 
Keeping in mind how close I am to losing the freshman 15, I decided to move those three containers full of temptation towards the back of the fridge behind fruits, vegetables and yogurt. A recent study in SELF found that having visibly stored healthy items on the middle shelf will help dieters lose at least a pound each month!
Have you had any temptations on a diet? What were they and how did you overcome it? Tell me! Leave a comment below, email me at allylopez@hercampus.com or Tweet me (@allylopez).
Also, don’t forget there are two more days to enter my TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to SELF giveaway! Visit this blog post, and enter there. (Note: This giveaway is not officially affiliated in any way with Her Campus or SELF magazine.)
If you’d like to join me in my healthy, happy weight loss (and please do), go register for the Jump Start Diet on SELF.com and be sure to use the SELF logs to keep track of your daily workout and meals, which is an awesome way to keep track of your calorie intake and how much you’re burning off!
Love,
Ally
P.S.
Happy Birthday, Mom!
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