Fat Kid Food Issues

I have been great about exercising for the last year and a half and am probably in the best shape I've ever been in, but I'm a work in progress and still have a long way to go.  Doing this Weight Loss Challenge has really got me thinking about food more than I normally do and helped me to realize that my eating habits are what I have to change if I truly want to become the healthiest, fittest version of myself. I generally do pretty well eating healthy and I don't buy junk because I don't want it in my house.  

What I look like when I eat

What I want to look like

However, I have some serious (former) fat kid food issues.  I could out eat pretty much every man, woman, and child on this planet and think I have a better chance of earning a medal in competitive eating than I ever do in a race.  I'm the type of person who knows that you can pour a box of Funfetti cake mix in a cereal bowl add just a bit of milk and have the most delicious 2,000+ calorie snack ever!  Really who thinks to eat an entire box of cake mix out of a bowl?  Me, and it's fabulous!  (Don't judge.)  For a while occurrences like this were very common for me, but the more I have been working out the better I have been about watching what I eat.  I have taken that angry fat girl who used to live inside me and contained her pretty well, don't get me wrong she sticks her head out every once in a while and begs for something horribly delicious, but generally I can beat her into submission.  

I am scared to think of how good I'd be at this.  

My biggest problem though - reward food.  I was raised in a family that celebrated making the honor roll by letting you choose any restaurant of your choice to go out to.  My family still loves food, cooking, eating out, and using it to celebrate - as do I.  However, I have got to stop using the "I deserve it" excuse in order to allow myself to eat unhealthy foods that I don't need.  Please don't get me wrong I think the occasional reward or splurge is great.  Holiday, sure.  Birthday, perfect!  However, I have been know to think of any reason to reward myself with food.  Last day of school - check.  Vacation - of course.  Got back from a great run - you earned it (and will probably eat back every calorie you burned).  That is why my goal for this weight loss challenge is to get real and stop using rewarding myself as an excuse to eat junk.  

All I could think when I saw this...
Ice cream = Yummy (drool)
Obviously I have a long way to go.

Runner's World Summer Run Streak -
Day 25 = 7 miles
Total Miles Run = 96

Post run cool down

Gorgeous little path to the water

Actually, like right into the water

Lose A Marathon Challenge - 
200 calories over my daily goal.  I'm okay with that though because I did way better than earlier this week, the food was all pretty healthy, and I ran a decent bit.  Baby steps.

What is your biggest food splurge?
Also, what do you do to avoid making bad food decisions.
Would love your feedback.  Thanks.