Argh.
Ok, I hit a speed bump last week with leftover Halloween candy.
Consuming fistfuls of miniature Hershey bars wasn’t quite in my plan, but that’s where I found myself.
This week I’m back on the wagon, but I was left thinking about something I heard several years ago, namely that if you’re going to indulge, make it special.
I can tell you right now that there was nothing special about the pile of Halloween candy I ate.
It wasn’t Great-Grandma’s toffee recipe, lovingly re-created once a year for the holidays. It wasn’t even Cadbury Crème Eggs, available only at Easter.
You could buy any of the leftover treats I shoveled down my gullet from a random vending machine, and some of them even seemed a little stale. Ick.
I’m so mad at myself for falling into the trap of mindlessly overindulging on nutritional garbage, but I’m going to learn my lesson and soldier on.
Resolution: with the holidays approaching, if I choose to indulge, I will enjoy something that is unique, not readily available and worth it.
This Japanese proverb is also proving helpful:
This just made me laugh:
Haha love this! Yes it is difficult to indulge especially with the holidays coming up. But occasionally getting hit with reality in the face hurt enough to wake us up. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, reality. It hurts me every time.