Okay, I DID have a brilliant and subtly written narrative on this topic that I was going to post, but I hit a wrong button and it disappeared in cyberspace. So you're stuck with this one instead

I was wondering if anyone else has situational, rather than emotional triggers during which they are more likely to go off this WOE, and if so, what kinds of solutions you have for them. I'm hoping some of you have these issues and have solutions that will help me with some of my things. I have two that I can think of:

1) the kitchen is a mess or I'm too tired to cook or go pick something up. (hey, I never said that laziness wasn't one of my virtues!) This happens mostly on weekend mornings. When it happens, I am prone to just grabbing something out of the cabinet like ritz crackers with peanut butter or a poptart or something. And once I've had the carbs, no holds are barred and I'm off on a binge. Usually, if I can make it through the weekend without doing this, I'm gold for the rest of the week.

2) I'm eating with customers or vendors, and all kinds of appetizers and side dishes get put on the table. Plus, I've probably had one or two vodka and sodas, so it makes it easier to rationalize going off for "just this meal" and then of course, I'm binging the rest of the trip. I should mention that I really dont drink except when I'm entertaining customers, so it hits me kind of hard when I do.

3) I swear I'm not making this up, but it was definitely a one time thing that will never happen again. Another business associate and I were eating with a customer and the customer was paying. This was in Toronto. Evidently the customer is a red wine afficianado. He orders a FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR bottle of wine. Then after its open, he announces that he has had a problem with drinking too much and wine is a trigger for him, so he is just going to watch us drink because he wants us to have this treat. Mind you, this is an important potential customer for our company. I drank half the bottle.

Action plans I've thought of:

Trigger #1 - get rid of the poptarts. They are just too easy to grab and my son doesnt really like them all that much anyway. Also, please don't laugh. I bought more saute pans. That way if the two I have are in the dishwasher I still have two or three clean ones I can make an omelette in.

Trigger #2 - Try to really curb what I drink on business trips and just maybe have a splash of vodka in soda or selzer instead of a complete drink. And also, I'm going to call restaurants ahead of time so I can plan out my menu before I go.

Trigger #3 - How often do you get to drink a $500 bottle of wine!?