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Happy Monday collegiettes™,
…except it hasn’t exactly been a happy Monday for me. It’s just been one of those days.
I’m tired, grumpy and stressed. My hair is frizzy and I don’t have nearly enough makeup on to avoid looking like death.
Side Note to the Girl Scouts of America: Who told you it was ok to sell your delicious and addictive cookies during my diet and right before spring break? How rude!
Seriously though, I hate to sound like a brat and just whine, but I’ve been having a rough day and only now I realize this negativity is getting me nowhere, but I feel like I’m going nuts here! 
After my date night setback from Saturday, I wasn’t feeling too great. Even though it was just a minor mistake, I should have enough willpower to stick to my diet 100%. However, I received a Tweet from Samantha Simon who told me that “everyone has setbacks during a diet.” She said that she’s learned that if she doesn’t enjoy herself while on a diet, it only makes it harder to stick to it!
She’s totally right.
For example, sitting at my desk at work with a bowl full of Hershey Kisses at an arm’s reach isn’t helping either. As a receptionist, I normally use this candy bowl as a means to get everyone to come to talk to me and save me from boredom; however, since I’m eating under a healthy 1600 calories a day as per SELF magazine’s Jump Start Diet, these candies aren’t on my plan.
But a few certainly wouldn’t hurt… especially considering my healthy meals all day. Brown sugar oatmeal for breakfast, Sargento string cheese for a snack, tomato soup and turkey sammy for lunch, and dinner I’m thinking a trip to Subway, and for dessert, a 100 calorie JELL-O pudding. I have a little bit of wiggle room to squeeze in a handful of chocolate, right?
Have you ever given into your cravings while trying to stick to your diet? Share your story! E-mail me at allylopez@hercampus.com, Tweet me (@allylopez) or leave a comment below!
Love,
Ally
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