Determined To Succeed

“Inception.” Have you guys seen that movie yet? It’s truly awesome. I can’t even describe how good it is because it is so layered, so precise in its writing, I’d be surprised if it didn’t win Best Original Screenplay at next year’s Oscars. Why do I bring up “Inception?” ‘Cause even if you haven’t seen the movie, chances are you’ve seen the previews for it. You know the ones I mean where the streets begin folding themselves inward like walls closing in on you. That shot alone, where the city street does that is worth the price of admission alone.

Having a sweet tooth can be the same type of experience and damn did I have a sweet tooth attack yesterday.

I swear to God it was all I could think about and all I could do to NOT give into the temptation of running to the store that is right around the corner, finding the cookie aisle, grabbing what my arm could carry and waltzing out of there with a stash that would make that freaking Keebler Elf go hide in his tree.

And don’t get me started on that part of my brain that wants the delicious sweetness that is Häagen-Dazs strawberry ice-cream. Dammit! I have wanted a pint so bad I almost drove to Wawa at 3:00 a.m. to get one. And who in the hell thinks that anyone can eat anything less than the whole pint?! To me, that is the serving size. That ice-cream is so, well, creamy and good.

Oh, did I mention how much the Coca-Cola cases have been calling my name? It’s like the Sirens luring sailors with their song. Ever since that food binge of a week-and-a-half ago I have steered clear of Coke actually (I had to give it time to drain from my veins), drinking nature’s soft drink, water, instead. I can honestly tell you this is one battle I am winning, though, easier than my ever-growing sweet tooth, too.

Ugh! What do bad things have to surround us all the time?! You go into a store and BAM, there they are! Chips, dips, cookies, candies and sodas. They get ya’ coming in and they get ya’ going out! Not to mention all the aisles in-between like a dream where you can’t get away from the killer. The walls keep shifting, the reality keeps changing. It’s like I’m being followed by the snacking industry and they are placing things around just when my tongue says “can I have one of those?” They make the impulse buy sections and snack food aisles close in just like those streets in “Inception.”

All this is why I like keeping a stash of my favorite sweet treat in the house – clementine oranges. I throw a stash of these in the fridge and I have a ready-made, natural and sweet way to keep the munchies away. I have spoken about the awesome power of the clementine before. They are a seedless, wonderful snack (especially when served chilled out of the fridge). They give you something to chew on, satisfying that craving, and fill you up for a while to get you from lunch to dinner. They are close but no substitution for chocolate, however.

Sigh. Today’s blog is going to be short my friends because I think I’m going right back under the covers until this latest attack of the munchies subsides. This is not the weakest I’ve ever been (thanks to my martial arts classes I am seeing results and don’t want those thwarted) but it’s close. I may not be as screwed up as Leonardo DiCaprio in that film (again worth every penny should you decide to see it) but like him, I need to control what is going on inside my head and straighten out those closed-in streets and avoid the snack aisles…

…and snap out of this dream within a dream (where I could have one, maybe two sweet rolls without gaining an ounce) and come back to the real world.