Not guilty

I believe that one of major reasons for not sticking to good eating plans and other resolutions long-term is guilt. When we transgress our self-made limits we tend to feel guilty, we feel like a failure, we feel bad about ourselves. Or it's just me. Anyway, what a person who feels bad about themselves do? They give up. I stopped having problems with weight (meaning I kept stable weight without really trying) once I got rid of the guilt. Obviously, old habits die hard and so as soon as the guilt creeped in, I put on the weight I'm unhappy about now. And so I decided - out with the guilt! What's the point of having that piece of cake if I feel bad about having it? It is there solely to make me happy, if it doesn't then it's wasted calories.
This is why I bought the poppy and cheese cake I've been fantasizing about, cut myself a generous piece, poured some coffee and enjoyed. I enjoyed it so much, I didn't need to silent my guilt with another piece. It will wait safely in the fridge for me to enjoy tomorrow or the day after... ok, I'm delusional now. Tomorrow. Morning. Yes, I can wait that long and this is a huge step. Yay for me :)