I could just kick myself !!!

Have you ever done something that you knew almost right away was wrong? What do you do? Do you beat yourself up? Do you blow it off and just pretend that you didn't do it? It's easy to just pretend something didn't happen when no body saw it. Who knows? Who does it hurt? We tell ourselves that nobody knows so it's okay. It can be something simple like sneaking a piece of cake when nobody is looking even though we are trying to make healthier choices. Or it might be something bigger like stealing something, watching something we shouldn't watch. So, what do we do? Should we live a life of shame or should we ask God to forgive us and then forgive ourselves? Is it okay to give ourselves a break? Is it okay to slip? Yes, is the answer when its something small like cheating on our diet. But is yes always the right answer?