Quit. Give up. Literally throw my hands in the air out of sheer desperation.

Yup, those are few of the options that have crossed my mind the past couple of weeks. Time constraints, fatigue, the search for the easiest possible solution have led to some not-so-great food decisions. I’m talking about the pizza, the Taco Bell runs and the café mochas.

That’s when the guilt sets in and I make another round of resolutions. This is almost always followed by what seems to be another failure. I don’t look at the positives: My jeans aren’t as tight; my new metal watch isn’t as tight on my wrist and people have told me I look good.

It feels like a brutal cycle. Quitting would break the cycle and would be the end of any guilt I might feel.

But if I do that, then I’m still fat. I’m putting myself at risk for a litany of health problems.

What are the quick-fix solutions that makes doing the right thing less hard?

I sometimes think about taking a diet pill or supplement. But I shy away from these products because of safety concerns and cost.

There just isn’t a quick fix. So it is back to the hard path with its many diet cracks for me to stumble over.

Food Junkie Discovery

Popcorn. I know what you are thinking, but I found the Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop mini bags. These tasty jewels have 100 calories per serving. Here is the best part: the mini bag is the serving size. I was excited about this discovery because I really enjoy popcorn, especially when I watch movies or sit at the computer writing gems of genius.