Sam’s Club is an evil, evil place. I went there on Tuesday afternoon to buy myself a mop and I ran into a big bag of Reese’s Pieces candy.
I’m pretty sure those aren’t part of my authorized allotment of rations. Nevertheless, in a big, fat moment of weakness, the Reese’s Pieces went into the cart. And I’ve been gobbling them up ever since. It got to the point where this morning, I had to just throw the bag out because I’m sabotaging all my efforts with the insane amount of sugar I’ve consumed this week.
Why is it so hard to just say “goodbye” to junk food? I want a new body, a new look so much more than I actually want to eat junk food…but yet, when faced with temptation, my resolve just seems to crumble.
I’m so disappointed in myself. I knew that putting the bag of Reese’s in my cart was bad news. I knew it was something I shouldn’t do. I knew I wouldn’t be able to control myself with candy around.
So why did I do it? Is it just habit? Would I really have felt deprived if I hadn’t bought the candy? And if I would have, is a little deprivation such a bad thing considering what I’m undertaking?
I had to remind myself, this morning, that back in the war years, the luxery of candy wouldn’t have been so readily available. Even if it was available for purchase in the store, families might not have been able to purchase it due to lake of ration coupons, or even lack of money.
In our society of abundance, and instant-gratification, it has become all to easy to just pluck whatever strikes our fancy off the shelves. No wonder so many of us are struggling with our weight. Add in the fact that so many of these junk foods contain harmful, addictive chemicals, and our dependency on them becomes even more dangerous.
So I guess it comes down to breaking addictions. How exactly does one go about doing that?
