My husband is fantastic about calling on his way home from a long day at work to ask if we need him to pick anything up.
Some days I tell him I need something sweet. Other days I tell him absolutely NO more sweets in the house. I have no self-control right now and will eat and eat and eat them!
The other day I begged for chocolate. I have no desire to tell you how MUCH of it I consumed and in what short period of time said consuming was done.
The truth isn’t pretty.
After that chocolate blitz, I {once again} told him NO MORE sweets in the house.
You may have seen his response to that on my Facebook page. Here it is again, in case you missed it:
Funny, right?
Apparently the person at the bakery had zero reaction when he explained it. {I definitely would have laughed if it were me!}
That was 2 days ago. Yesterday, I asked for chocolate AGAIN, and he obliged.
I ate some last night, but had to put the bags (yes, PLURAL. BagS of chocolate) in the freezer this morning.
Now if I want it badly enough I’ll have to thaw it and work for it.
{Though I feel that it’s important to note that I have NOT had any of the “Matt cake”. 
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What do you do when you feel that you’re lacking self-control in an area like this?
I love your analogy and story. My self-control is with my tongue. My victims are not me, but my beautiful girls. Frustration with homeschooling and teaching character and responsibility. I am teaching the girls to "THINK" before speaking. I am not setting a good example. We had a devotion lesson yesterday (the day after) about Proverbs 18:20 Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.
I believe that says it all. My hunger for wise words is like your desire to avoid the sweets. Sometimes we lose control and then seek it over and over again. I keep praying and trying, you keep doing the same.