Mind games

I can have it, but I don't want it.

This is my new mantra.

I can have the treat, but I don't want it.
I can have the chips, but I don't want it.
I can have the doughnut, but I don't want it.
I can have the cake, but I don't want it.
I can have the chocolate, but I don't want it.
I can have the ice cream, but I don't want it.


Similar to my old mantra from 2005, when I was successful at losing 50+ lbs...
which was:
"I choose to eat healthy, I choose not to have the chocolate, chips etc..."

it is always a choice.
What do you want more?
immediate gratification and a chocolate?
or
long term accomplishment, the feeling of success, and feeling comfortable in my own skin again.