Goodbye, Movie Popcorn

So I did something really dumb today: I went to the show with some friends and pigged out on popcorn with the weird buttered topping stuff on it. This in itself isn't the bad thing though. The problem was that I DIDN'T ENJOY IT! Even niw, a few hours later, it feels like the stuff is just sitting in my gut. Plus I can taste it a bit still, too. So I think I need to stop eating it.

Unfortunately, that's much easier said than done. I have a terrible habit of eating things that are in easy reach. And what's easier than a friend sharing popcorn in the theater? You can mindlessly munch while the movie is on. And who cares if you're still full from supper? (Yes, I totally was).

So what's the solution? Saying no is a start. But at the end of a busy day, what little willpower I seem to possess is long gone, so I'm going to need to rely on something better. I think step 1 is going to have to be not sitting next to my popcorn friend.

But if that doesn't happen, maybe I should just stop and think about the nutrition facts for a minute. According to their nutrition facts, 100 grams of the free buttery topping is 87g of fat! (Compare that to the butter you pay for, which comes in at 99.7g of fst for 100 grams). The buttery topping does a bit better in terms of saturated fat (8.7g compared to 99.7 for the paid butter), trans  (1.5g vs 2.7), and cholesterol (0 vs 267 mg). So holy crap, I so do not need to be eating this stuff! (Here's the link to their nutrition document in case you're interested: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://mediafiles.cineplex.com/FoodDrink/CPX20Nutritional.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwi5_Ivj_u7KAhUEdx4KHbSwD5AQFggiMAE&usg=AFQjCNFO4QGM06uZxIjDfuOEAcF0CVf4tw).

I'm sure I'll need to come up with some more strategies for avoiding eating this stuff (and honestly for other foods and situations, too). I'll probably just add any more anti-popcorn strategies I come up with to the comments of this post.