![]() my floor □ is now cake □□□, the carpet □□□, frosting ❄. My feet □ begin □ to feel □ sticky □. I □ scream □, and run □□ to my door □, reaching ✋ for the knob □□. My hand ✋ sinks ⛵ into a bread-like substance □. I □ walk □□ over □□ and push ✋ the power □□ button □. I □ can't ❌ take □ it for long □, so I □ turn ↪ to my computer □ for entertainment □. The thought □ bounces □ around □ in my head □. My senses dissipate but it does not matter to me. I try to cry but cannot, for I am cake.Įverything around me fades, as I feel myself fusing with the street cake. cake?" I say as the rest of my body begins to crumble. I raise my arm, and it falls off, just below the elbow. Then a new feeling, or more accurately, a lack of it. I gasp and a feeling of dread washes over me. someone that isn't cake.Īs I make it to the street, I trip. I get up, and turn towards the street hoping to find something. I fall to the ground, except it is not ground. This time I just charge through it, for it is cake.Īs I continue on, the porch stairs (that are now cake) give way under the pressure of my foot. I run to him and reach to pet him for comfort. I wander around my house and find my dog on my parents' bed. I push my door and it crumbles, for it is cake I yell out "is anyone here!!!?" there is no answer. my floor is now cake, the carpet, frosting. ![]() I scream, and run to my door, reaching for the knob. My hand sinks into a bread-like substance. I can't take it for long, so I turn to my computer for entertainment. You’re a health goddess either way.The thought bounces around in my head. Or don’t eat any and grab yourself an apple and peanut butter or something. Make your DECISION based on what works for YOU.“is this something that is just in front of my face but not exactly going to satisfy me?” Ask yourself: “is this something I really want? will I continue to think about this the rest of the day if I don’t have it now?” vs.How to avoid eating the whole cake broken down into steps: Food is very emotional, and getting to the root cause can be beneficial. If you believe you have a few destructive food habits that you need help with, please reach out to a registered dietitian or maybe even a therapist. Or you can let yourself be a victim of the donut table, and end up eating 3 donuts that you didn’t even really want and then feel terrible the rest of the day.ĭon’t let me make this sound simple- this takes work. You can have a little and enjoy it, and pat yourself on the back for doing something good for your mental health before moving on with your day. When a craving strikes, you have a CHOICE. Where are the veggies and hummus? Where is the fruit and cheese? My point to this rant: If it’s something you reeeeeally want, then yay! A free pastry! But if it’s really not something you truly want, and you’re just eating it because it’s free and right in front of you, QUIT THAT!ĭon’t become a victim of the donut table at your office meeting! The only reason we as a society started bringing donuts to meetings is that donuts are a cheap bribe to get people to show up. Just because someone is trying to hand you a free pastry, doesn’t mean you’re losing anything by not taking it. I think it’s important to really get to know yourself and what your cravings are, when they strike, and how to truly satisfy them in a way that works for you. Now, I want to point out that just because it’s healthy to give in to your cravings, doesn’t mean you should indulge every time someone brings donuts into the office or someone is handing out free cookies at the grocery store. Like, maybe if you had just let yourself have a couple of bites when you originally really wanted the cheesecake, you would have been satisfied and it would have prevented you from obsessing over it until you cracked and overdid it. It accomplishes nothing when you deprive yourself and then over-indulge. The problem with this cycle is it’s not productive. ![]() It’s a vicious cycle and we’ve all done it. So, if you tell yourself all the time you can’t have something, your desire for it will just build and build until eventually you give in and eat the entire cheesecake. Our rebellious tendencies live on past age 15. I believe the biggest reason is that if you tell yourself you can’t have something, or someone else tells you that you can’t have something, it makes you want it even MORE. And indulging in them can be really good for us for many reasons. So, here’s how NOT to eat the whole cake. We’re talking about the mental benefits of giving in to your cravings. And chocolate has its health benefits (like antioxidants, duh!!), but we’re not here to talk about that right now.
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