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"Don't eat them all at once," he cautioned when he gave them to me Monday night, knowing full well, I can only suppose, that I am powerless in the face of a box of good chocolates.
I'm really not so good at delayed gratification when it comes to sweets. I ate half the box Monday night and the rest for lunch yesterday.
He'll never know, I reasoned.
Then his flight was canceled due to bad weather in Chicago.
"Are there any chocolates left?" Rayne asked me over dinner last night.
"Ha-ha," I replied with a sheepish grin on my face.
"Why didn't you save any?"
There are a multitude of reasons, but here is the true one, the one I gave him, paraphrased for your convenience:
If there are ten chocolates in my pantry, I might as well eat them all at one time. Because then I only hate myself once that day (for that reason, anyway). If I eat seven pieces in the afternoon, I know full well I'm going to eat the other three later on, at which point I will hate myself again. So really, it's better to shove those last three pieces in my pie hole and save myself from the roller coaster of two bouts of chocolate-induced self-loathing in one day.
The sad thing is that I can see the logical flaws from an intellectual standpoint and yet, this argument makes perfect sense to me.
Anyone else get it?
Now, if you'll excuse me, my darling son is making room in the wine fridge for his toys by taking bottles out. I'm such a good mom.
I cannot resist candy or chocolate of any kind. I will eat it all. Period.
ReplyDeleteWe're so not alone, right? What is the psychology of that??
DeleteI completely see this logic. I will eat it all now so it will be gone, and therefore not around to worry about later. It makes some sense, especially if you don't usually just go buy more later.
ReplyDeleteReally great logic. Although any logic works for me when it comes to chocolate. I simply can't have it in the house or it's gone. But, my bigger question is...what the hell is a "pre" bachelor party?! Isn't a bachelor party enough??
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh I am so exactly the same! I always say "I might as well eat them now, because I know I am going to eat them all anyway, that way they won't be around to torment me anymore!"
ReplyDeleteSadly, I understand 100%!
ReplyDeleteI totally get this! I apply this logic constantly - its why I don't keep chips and chocolates in the house because if they are here I MUST eat them all NOW!!
ReplyDelete(stopping over from harassedmom :))
I know what you mean - that's why I can't keep anything like that in the apartment! :)
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I am the exact.same.way. The other day I asked my husband to hide the grl scout cookies somewhere I would never find them; so I wouldn't binge eat them....................
ReplyDeleteI found them by the cleaning supplies...smart ass.
Haha! Brilliant. My husband hides stuff for me, too, but I always find it. I mean, I KNOW it's in the apartment.
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