I believe in moderation—that old saying, “Everything in moderation.” Not that I have always stuck to doing everything in moderation but I do believe in it. Now, I don’t know about you but I find snack time is the hardest moderation time for me. With the best of intentions, I leave my home office and head for the kitchen to scope out what is in the closet or fridge. Little voices from the not so good goodies call out to me enticingly and my good intentions fly right out the window. So, I have started making sure I have specific good snacks available all the time and leave my intentions in the office. I am keeping moderation with me.

Every now and then, I am going to show what snacks I purposefully eat and enjoy with moderation. I am not going to deny and starve myself of food items. It just does not work for me. I am going to make moderation my best friend. My support buddy. And, if moderation was not with me that day, I will step forward and still bring moderation with me. No beating myself up over a momentary lapse in friendship.

Today’s snack is a simple one. Peanuts and chocolate chips. Although I am not a huge fan of nuts I figure they are better for me than eating a bag of chips or candy bar. Plus, the chocolate chips kill any craving I might have.

I use a very small bowl. I mean a very, very small bowl. Someone gave me a gift once of four silicone bowls typically used to hold spices or small items which have been measured out to be used in a recipe. My snack ends up being roughly an ounce of peanuts and chocolate chips along with an 8 oz. glass of water. You may think this is nothing and won’t work for you. Eat the snack pieces one by one and wait 20 minutes before you decide to eat anything else. Most of the time I find myself no longer hungry and the cravings are gone. If I am still truly hungry after 20 minutes, a piece of fruit does the trick!

Join me on My Fit 640 journey. Your 640 muscles, along with your friend, Moderation, are always welcome to follow me.

Do not eat peanuts or chocolate if you have allergies to these foods.