I Have a Weird Habit
Brownies
Just before Halloween I started (with a support group) a different way of approaching my diet. In the past 30 days I have gained insight about my relationship with food. I feel wonderful! It hasn't cured everything but eliminating foods that cause inflammatory responses has proven to be effective. Before this challenge, I had identified a few foods that really bother me. I have one by one reduced my intake of the offending foods. Every once in awhile I would stop alcohol intake just to clear my head and stomach especially if it seemed to be a mindless habit. This challenge did for me what my alcohol fasting has done for me in the past. Life without sugar and basically poisons has been good. I am by no means doing without. The food is so tasty and I still have whole fresh fruits veggies and all kinds of meat.
All these things are great but I still had to overcome a few cravings. It was an interesting exercise. I have developed a weird new habit as a result. I started the plan a few days before Halloween after a great deal of research and pondering. I literally went to work the day after Halloween and our break room appeared to have had Halloween explode there. I am talking about every sugary vice I ever had was in that small 12 by 16 room. Chocolate, sugary candy, cupcakes, cake, brownies, and even more irresistible was the fact that it was all seasonally fall themed. My weakness!
My weird habit is that I ask pretty much anyone if I can smell their sweet delicious treats. It started with the bag of chocolate candy I had for the trick or treaters. I insisted that my son eat a snickers bar (one of my favs) and that he bite into it and let me smell the other half. This actually works amazingly well. Then it happened with Eddie at work. He and another co worker Dawn always eat lunch together and they are a fun couple of work buddies. We were all eating late but I was almost finished with my tasty satisfying Whole 30 approved lunch when they walk in with pizza and Eddie had a brownie. It was a small delicious looking little thing in a fun paper wrapper and it was freshly baked. It was cafeteria food so I wasn't that jealous but I couldn't keep my eyes off that fresh brownie. It had that coating on top that was just a little firm and glazey but I knew inside was ooey and gooey. So I asked Eddie if, after he took a bite, I could smell his brownie. My eyes were seriously locked on the brownie and the two of them had a field day with me on it. He described how it tasted, the texture, consistency, sweetness and goodness. I was feeling the feelings that I have when I eat one myself. Then he let me smell it. I took three good whiffs. We all had a good laugh and lunch went forward but he was down to the last bite and I could not keep my eyes off that last bite of chocolate-y ooey goodness between his fingers. I was locked in ready to vicariously enjoy that last bite. They both picked up on it and Dawn says "Eddie she thinks your brownie is hot." Eddie offered to share and I backed away. No no this has been great. Thanks Eddie for sharing your brownie with me. Most people who know me at this time in my life understand and help me by letting me sniff their goodies. There are no calories in smelling. I try not to ask every time because it really is a weird habit.
I was at Starbucks the other day and a handsome man was standing next to me as we waited on coffee. He had a croissant with chocolate on it and began to eat it as we waited. I had just come from the gym and I was not cute post gym. I was more barely made it through the work out haven't showered in a day kind of post gym. So I didn't ask the handsome stranger if I could sniff his chocolate drizzled croissant. Maybe my weird habit will attract my next boyfriend or perhaps I shouldn't share this with a stranger, it might buy me a visit with a police officer and ban me from my local Starbucks. That's the nice thing about sharing on EP. No judgment. No Calories.
Just before Halloween I started (with a support group) a different way of approaching my diet. In the past 30 days I have gained insight about my relationship with food. I feel wonderful! It hasn't cured everything but eliminating foods that cause inflammatory responses has proven to be effective. Before this challenge, I had identified a few foods that really bother me. I have one by one reduced my intake of the offending foods. Every once in awhile I would stop alcohol intake just to clear my head and stomach especially if it seemed to be a mindless habit. This challenge did for me what my alcohol fasting has done for me in the past. Life without sugar and basically poisons has been good. I am by no means doing without. The food is so tasty and I still have whole fresh fruits veggies and all kinds of meat.
All these things are great but I still had to overcome a few cravings. It was an interesting exercise. I have developed a weird new habit as a result. I started the plan a few days before Halloween after a great deal of research and pondering. I literally went to work the day after Halloween and our break room appeared to have had Halloween explode there. I am talking about every sugary vice I ever had was in that small 12 by 16 room. Chocolate, sugary candy, cupcakes, cake, brownies, and even more irresistible was the fact that it was all seasonally fall themed. My weakness!
My weird habit is that I ask pretty much anyone if I can smell their sweet delicious treats. It started with the bag of chocolate candy I had for the trick or treaters. I insisted that my son eat a snickers bar (one of my favs) and that he bite into it and let me smell the other half. This actually works amazingly well. Then it happened with Eddie at work. He and another co worker Dawn always eat lunch together and they are a fun couple of work buddies. We were all eating late but I was almost finished with my tasty satisfying Whole 30 approved lunch when they walk in with pizza and Eddie had a brownie. It was a small delicious looking little thing in a fun paper wrapper and it was freshly baked. It was cafeteria food so I wasn't that jealous but I couldn't keep my eyes off that fresh brownie. It had that coating on top that was just a little firm and glazey but I knew inside was ooey and gooey. So I asked Eddie if, after he took a bite, I could smell his brownie. My eyes were seriously locked on the brownie and the two of them had a field day with me on it. He described how it tasted, the texture, consistency, sweetness and goodness. I was feeling the feelings that I have when I eat one myself. Then he let me smell it. I took three good whiffs. We all had a good laugh and lunch went forward but he was down to the last bite and I could not keep my eyes off that last bite of chocolate-y ooey goodness between his fingers. I was locked in ready to vicariously enjoy that last bite. They both picked up on it and Dawn says "Eddie she thinks your brownie is hot." Eddie offered to share and I backed away. No no this has been great. Thanks Eddie for sharing your brownie with me. Most people who know me at this time in my life understand and help me by letting me sniff their goodies. There are no calories in smelling. I try not to ask every time because it really is a weird habit.
I was at Starbucks the other day and a handsome man was standing next to me as we waited on coffee. He had a croissant with chocolate on it and began to eat it as we waited. I had just come from the gym and I was not cute post gym. I was more barely made it through the work out haven't showered in a day kind of post gym. So I didn't ask the handsome stranger if I could sniff his chocolate drizzled croissant. Maybe my weird habit will attract my next boyfriend or perhaps I shouldn't share this with a stranger, it might buy me a visit with a police officer and ban me from my local Starbucks. That's the nice thing about sharing on EP. No judgment. No Calories.
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