I never really gave it much thought, but my eating style is a lot like finding a great sale on shoes. I may not need it, but it's just so fantastic I don't want to pass it up. I was thinking about this today and realized that having that brownie is not going to enhance my quality of life. In fact, it tastes good for a second or two, but after that, my QOL factor actually drops. I berate myself for not passing it up. Yeah it was yummy, but it serves no other purpose. There is the feeling of total relaxation when you bite into it, that "oh my god, this is heaven" sensation. But, it doesn't last. It's not real.
I had the same feeling when I would light up a cigarette. (It will be 5 yrs this Christmas that I quit). I remember that feeling.
But then there is the guilt. That is the "oh crap, why did I do that" feeling. It's not worth it either and lasts A LOT longer.
As a side note: How do you respond to comments and questions? Do you go to their blog and answer or just answer after the comment here? That confuses me, I'm not being rude , just as my son calls me all the time...I'm a n00B.
So, for Bonnie....We wound up not going to see The Expendables. We went to see The Girl Who Plays With Fire. I found it showing at a little theater here that we love and we decided to do that instead. It work out nicely. Not only did we see a movie we both enjoyed, we also had the theater to ourselves. That makes it really nice as you can talk during the movie and not bother anyone! :)
Thanks to everyone for the comments, they really help me out and I always smile when I see I have a new comment.
And I did wind up having a lot of fun on Saturday. I was just having an anxiety attack. I have a HUGE problem with feeling out of control and we were running late and holding up 5 other people because I was doing some schoolwork and had three different tests to take that morning. One turned out to be 80 essay questions. I did well on the test, but we were about 2 hours late and everyone was starving by the time we got there. Ooops.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The need to consume
Posted by Stacey at 1:35 PM
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Ha ha! I love the shoe analogy... so true!! And good for you for quitting smoking! That's quite an accomplishment.
So true about want versus need. I loved the analogy too - although I usually don't feel guilty after buying shoes on sale, but definitely after a brownie). As far as comments, I usually answer by commenting on my own blog in response to the person then copying and pasting on their blog as well. It might be overkill, but I don't get a lot of questions so it's not a big deal to do. Thanks for letting me know about the Expendables - sounds like you probably made the better choice.
I just cringed thinking of the not-so-cute but really cheap sale shoes in my closet (they've never been worn, honestly I don't think I even like them!)...
I think everyone does comments differently. I just reply in the comments of the blog they commented in :) but I'm sure you'll find what workds best for you!
Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope all is going well.
I'm doing ok...struggling, but hanging in there. I hope you are ok too!
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