Easter Candy, I wish I could quit you.
I bought Easter candy. I knew I shouldn’t do it, but I had all sorts of justifications in my head. It’s only once a year! You can’t get Cadbury Creme Eggs ANY OTHER TIME OF YEAR! If I don’t eat it now, I’ll have to wait A WHOLE YEAR to have it! A YEAR!
So, I caved. Even though I knew it was wrong. Even though I knew I wouldn’t be able to control myself around it. Even though I knew I wouldn’t “just have a few pieces,” or “throw it away if I’m tempted to binge on it.” WHATEVER. Did I even believe any of that for one tenth of a second? No, I did not. So why did I buy it? Why did I eat so much yesterday that I felt queasy and disappointed in myself? What’s the point of eating it if it makes me feel bad, both mentally and physically?
I think I feel some sort of entitlement to it. Like I’m supposed to eat it just because it’s Easter and it’s available. That just isn’t right. If I was eating it because I really enjoyed it or it made me feel good, that would be something else entirely. This is just unhealthy and destructive. I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me if I’m going to make this WLS work for me.
Sorry! I think a lot of people have that problem with certain things. Easter candy is one of my downfalls too. I’ve probably eaten 10 mini kit kats today.
I can sympathize with you on the Easter candy temptation. It’s the Robin’s Eggs for me; I think I’ve eaten about two dozen of them today. Sigh.
If you find the strength to throw your candy away, would you send some of it my way?
Oh, I love Easter candy. I eat more candy the two weeks surrounding Easter than any other time. Although I usually get bored with it and keep it around for months afterwards before throwing the rest out. Yes, it’s a bad road to head down.
Uh, yea. I’m an easter candy whore as well. Don’t beat yourself up too badly, at least it is only once a year.
The Cadbury eggs are the hardest to resist for me, too. Because what if I suddenly want them two months from now? I’ll be up a creek, unless I stock up now! Of course, they never LAST two months in my house, but that is my theory.
And it always makes me feel sick afterwards. I should just screw the candy and make fancy desserts- if I’m going to eat crap, I should at least eat grown-up crap like cheesecake, sip coffee with it, and not feel COMPLETELY disgusting.
the candy doesn’t do it for me - we still have easter candy from last year in our pantry (i should probably clean that out huh?). my problem is chips and salty stuff - and I can’t ever figure out what I was thinking when I feel like crap afterwards. but it doesn’t seem to stop me. we’d be rich if we knew the answer of how to solve that problem! i’ve actually thought about seeing a counselor to see if there are emotional roots to my eating - i’m just curious and I’m sure there are.
Cadbury’s mini eggs are my favorite food on this earth. I have had them FOR DINNER three times in the last week.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. We all do it!
I know that feeling and it sucks. And you’re right about the WLS, I think. There is work in the head as well. Even without the WLS issue, there’s work for a lot of us to do. It is a puzzle, though, isn’t it?
For some people it’s gambling or alcohol or whatever.
For me?
Choc-o-late.