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The campfire crackles as you huddle in close.

Your friends are laughing, opening up a case of beer, and pulling Hershey’s chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows out to make S’mores.

You watch, content to sip your water, as your friends roast marshmallows over the fire and put together their S’mores.

Then comes the question you’ve been dreading…”Want one?”

“No thanks!” you reply.

“Aw, come on…it’s just one bite!”

The “just one bite” scenario happens to my Rebels All. The. Time.

Nobody says a word when we’re obese and inhaling junk food, do they? (We might even be hurt if they did…)

But the second we try to eat better, saboteurs come flying out of the woodwork!

Many times friends and family are supportive…but sometimes they’re not.

Our success serves as a mirror, shining their “failure” back at them, and they react poorly, by getting angry, becoming passive-aggressive, or even waving junk food in our faces and seeing if they can get us to slip up.

It’s not even about the food itself. It’s the temptation.

So let me ask…do you think the people nagging you to take “just one bite” would be okay with…

…an alcoholic having just one drink?

…a heroin addict having just one hit?

…a pain pill addict taking just one pill?

If they would, it might be time for new friends.

I’m a firm believer in surrounding yourself with people who lift you up and make you better.

It doesn’t mean you have to be rude to people who don’t fit the bill.

But protect your personal space. Spend enough time around someone, and their behavior and moods will start affecting you.

So pick people whose behavior and moods lift you up, not tear you down.

If it’s someone in your own household, setting firm boundaries and showing your commitment with action will say more than any words!

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