You could have a rule in your head about not any treats or bread or whatever and then self-sabotage because you ate 100 calories worth of chocolate which is the same as a big banana. Therefore, we need perspective. Conclusion, we are our own worst enemy!!
Every time you say no, you are helping get into calorie deficit, so just because you had 1 thing doesn’t mean you now may as well have something else. “In for a penny in for a pound”, how often do I hear this … every day!!!!. I hate the phrase, because it comes from a place where people feel they did something wrong so they may as well just keep going now. Nooooo!!!!! The thing is 1 treat may have been 100, 200, 300 or 500 calories extra, so what get over it!!! Over a week it may not even effect you, but multiply that by 10 because you now think it doesn’t matter anymore and you may now counteract the whole week.
Forget the rules, rules are there to be broken!!! I know most people aren’t logical when it comes to weight loss, but you have to be just accept that 300 calories is not the same as 3000 calories!!!