So let’s talk about temptation! A few years ago there was a show on Fox I believe called Temptation Island...that's not the kind of temptation I'm going to talk about...but there is that too. The temptation that I am talking about is what you see in this picture...chocolate, M & M's and a bowl of them. For someone trying to kick the craving habits and get away from sugars, carbs and all that goes into these types of food this is a horrible picture. A big one for me because I couldn't just stop at one. One would turn into two followed by six and before I knew it the bag or whatever was there to begin with would be gone! And onto my hips and thighs it would find a new home. UGH! Really...if I thought of all the sugar cravings I had over my life it would make me sick.....one actually did...
During my high School years, our youth group would take trips to various colleges through out the mid west. This was a time to not only bond with others in the youth group but to really start thinking about where we'd want to go to college, what we'd want to study in, etc. All three years of this I'd go on these trips...I look back and laugh though because I already knew where I wanted to go to school, I think I went for the fun and to get out of the house for a few days. *Sorry mom and dad :).
But this particular trip I went with a few girls that I was friends with and we went to Grace, Anderson, and Taylor, just to name a few. While we where at Grace though we stayed with my brothers at their place. It was also a time when we'd have these trips that I'd get to see my brothers and other friends that happened to already be in college. I'm trying to set the stage here...I remember that it was cold and snowing out and Dan (our youth pastor at the time) had taken us around town and we had stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things. Typically if you where going to stay the night we'd stay on campus with college students to get the "feeling" of what it would be like to stay in the dorm....but 3 of us opted out and decided to stay with my brothers...maybe it was "cooler" at the time, I don't really remember. But while we where at the grocery store we thought it would be a smart idea to buy as much junk food as possible and hope to eat it all before we made our way to the next school. We bought everything from Oreo’s to Reeses' cups and M&M's and the loaded sugar pop...whatever it was. I'm thinking grape...but anyways. We took our purchase back to my brothers place and I remember my middle brother was sick, so we didn't see him much and my older brother was busy so it was us hanging out watching movies and eating all this stuff we had purchased......
Lets just take a moment to recap that when you eat enough sugar or even a small amount of it and your not use to that in your daily life...my parents never let us eat like this so being out from home and pulling this stunt should of been a really good indicator of things to come....but your body goes into shock. AND BOY did mine ever! About 4 hours after we ate all this food I paid for it dearly! I was so sick, flu sick, headache sick, you name it I was sick! We still had 3 more days of traveling to do...I was to embarrassed to really admit to why I was so sick that I just played it off as if I was getting the flu...the rest of the trip for me was a blur but what I do know is that candy and things like that still turn my stomach to this day...moral of the story...don't eat it! HA!
I've learned a lot from those times in my life. It's helped me to understand more of who I am and why I might do or not do certain things in my life. It also helped me appreciate my parents and how they raised us, healthy eating habits for starters. I wish that I wouldn't have been so stubborn when I left home and to run away from those life lessons, but I've learned and I had to face some "big candy dishes" to get through them, but I've come out all right...
Weight loss: -1 pound
Weight loss: -128 pounds
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