I’m currently suffering the “2-day post-shopping syndrome”. Perhaps you know of it?
Symptoms: You stand in front of the open refrigerator, elbow crooked up on the door for extra comfort, and stare at the contents within. You only did the groceries two days ago, but already there are holes. All the ‘extras’, those ‘goodies’ you bought yourself as a ‘treat’ for successfully completing the mundane, are long gone.
Like that mango? Or that 97% fat-free mousse? (BOTH of them?!) Nup – they’re history.
So now you’re on the second-rung of foodstuffs: those products you fling in the cart because they are cheap and you know get eaten, because you are not going to get burned again on that six-freaking-dollar punnet of blueberries which lasted a grand total of ten seconds. Nope – dependable bananas are on the menu. Old faithful apples.
The problem is: you don’t want to eat those. They are boring.
So what do you do? You slather a bit of butter on bread, with some honey, and guzzle that down because it tastes nice and its quick and because the kids are pulling at your leg but if you don’t eat something quickly your blood sugar levels will plummet and you’ll faint and the kids will jump on you because they think you’re playing a game and then not only will you be hungry but nursing internal injuries. And! And!…
You get my point.
No wonder the weight’s creeping back on….
Do you suffer ‘2DPSS’? How do you combat its evil power? Just buy more of the good stuff?
