Indulgence

Someone at the office today brought leftover Halloween candies and left the giant bowl in the kitchen area. I have been abstaining from candies recently in my bid to lose some weight and lead a healthier lifestyle, but here I sit sucking on a lollipop! It's not my fault that a giant bowl full of an assortment of candies was essentially shoved in my face. Who can say no to that?

The wrappers for 2 Lifesaver gummies, a bunch of skittles, 3 starbursts and 3 chocolate-dipped pretzels are staring at me from the trashcan, filling me with guilt as if the extra calories had not already accomplished that task. The sugar rush has definitely woken me up though, unlike the cup of coffee I had before.

I have discovered that when I'm visiting the gym regularly, I'm very particular about what I eat. But when I've not been to the gym in a while, I let an increasing amount of junk food sneak into my diet. A lot of this has to be psychological. After all, when I put a lot into a workout, I'm not going to let it all go to waste by gorging on a family-size pack of Cheetos!

I've not been to the gym in a couple of weeks owing to my GRE exam preparations and I think my gluttony today is reminder of how easy it is to fall back into the old lifestyle. I've to start going to the gym again, but perhaps not until after some over-indulgence meal over Thanksgiving weekend! haha