Sabotage!

You always hear stories from people trying to lose weight about how their family & friends seem to sabotage their efforts. Well, I don't have that problem with my family & friends. Last night Rob offered to do my Winsor Pilates DVD with me. Ethan offered me some of his popsicle, but "just a tiny little bit, okay Mummy?" - the boy obviously knows about portion size! No problems in this area at all.

But today it seems total strangers are trying to stop me from being healthy.
First sabotage attempt. I'm at the petrol station, paying for my gas. The lady asks the usual questions: "Pump 5, is it?", "Got a FlyBuys card?" and - wait for it - "Have you seen our chocolate bars? Only $1.50 each", while pointing to a large box of peanut slabs on the counter. I almost choke on my sugar-free gum. I say something like "No thanks, I have to be good today. Making up for the weekend." It takes all the strength I have not to give in and buy one.
Second attempt. I arrive at work and open the fridge to put something in. Sitting on the middle rack is a HUGE chocolate cake. This is so hard. It is 7am, there are no other people here yet. It would be so easy to have a piece. I know I'm allowed some, it is left over from last Friday's drinks that I wasn't here for. Deep breath, close the door, walk away. Eat soggy cereal at my desk.
Third attempt. I leave work at 12 noon and decide to get a burger from BK on the way home. I remember reading in a magazine last week that if you swap regular mayo for lite mayo, you halve the calories. So I order a chicken burger with lite mayo. No fries. No drink. It is a big deal for me to skip the fries, but I'm proud of myself for staying strong. I unwrap my burger. Oops, they forgot to ask me if I wanted a burger with my mayo. Seriously, the thing is literally swimming in the stuff. I don't understand this. I mean, surely it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realise that if somebody has specifically requested lite mayo on their burger (not to mention skipping the fries), they probably don't want 3 times the usual amount! I would have been better off - calorie-wise and taste-wise - getting a normal burger with 2/3 less (regular) mayo. It annoys me that in order to eat the healthiest part of the burger ie. the lettuce, I need to spend at least 5 minutes wiping the mayonnaise off using my paper napkin. I could have driven home and made my own lunch in the time it took to get my burger to the "edible" stage.
Come on people! I'm trying to make good choices and you are making it so hard!