In my newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator, there has been a series of articles about healthy eating. The most recent one I read asked us to try to go without any added sugar for seven days. This includes every possible kind of sugar and other things such as honey and maple syrup.
I thought I would see how I would do. I was feeling pretty smug about it, to be honest with you. I've been trying to eat very healthy foods lately. I eat salads or vegetable soup pretty much daily. I drink my coffee and tea black.
I still have treats, but I try to make sure they're not too bad. I'll have maple syrup over fibre 1 cereal, or dark chocolate. But I felt like I could try to avoid these things for at least a few days. I've been really enjoying a snack of frozen fruit with walnut pieces on it, so I thought I could substitute that. 'No problem!' I thought nonchalantly.
Anyway, I went to work feeling virtuous. I sailed by the candy Easter eggs in the staff room and easily ignored the chocolates in the board room. ('Pure sugar!' I thought to myself with disdain.)
I had an apple for my snack. I had vegetable soup, nuts and a banana for lunch. I was doing so well! This was easy!
Then I had a Mento. And it was all over.
I hadn't even lasted a day! Not even 12 hours!
One small Mento and all my self-righteousness went down the drain, where it belongs.
I thought I would see how I would do. I was feeling pretty smug about it, to be honest with you. I've been trying to eat very healthy foods lately. I eat salads or vegetable soup pretty much daily. I drink my coffee and tea black.
I still have treats, but I try to make sure they're not too bad. I'll have maple syrup over fibre 1 cereal, or dark chocolate. But I felt like I could try to avoid these things for at least a few days. I've been really enjoying a snack of frozen fruit with walnut pieces on it, so I thought I could substitute that. 'No problem!' I thought nonchalantly.
Anyway, I went to work feeling virtuous. I sailed by the candy Easter eggs in the staff room and easily ignored the chocolates in the board room. ('Pure sugar!' I thought to myself with disdain.)
I had an apple for my snack. I had vegetable soup, nuts and a banana for lunch. I was doing so well! This was easy!
Then I had a Mento. And it was all over.
I hadn't even lasted a day! Not even 12 hours!
One small Mento and all my self-righteousness went down the drain, where it belongs.
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