Shopping carts are so revealing. The Bay Area news featured a guy that does matchmaking according to refrigerator purchases. I did not watch the news story originally, but now I am super intrigued because I notice how revealing this information can be. Additionally, I noticed some double standards in my cart which led to an awakening. I pray that my future Boo is having the same awakening at this very moment and we'll meet each other at the Lake Merritt Farmer's Market. He'll ask me if I want to take a walk around the lake. He'll offer to pay for my veggies, we'll sample fruit and then he'll carry my reusable bags back to my house for me. He'll ask me about my blog and actually read it. He'll help me come up with weekly blog topics. We'll cook together and he will make me cold pressed juices. . .all while watching Scandal with me and never forgetting to bring me tulips each week.
Okay, I'm back!!!
Let me say this: I’m not the type of girl that emotionally eats any more (well, at least I’m working on being her). I’ll explain...
I was super stressed out on Saturday and all I could think about was Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos mainly because I was reminiscing on a hilarious video from Kid Fury. I’ve never tasted these Doritos but between me being stressed and knowing they are vegan, I was intrigued. Then, something strange happened; I refused to purchase the Doritos during my #TargetRun. I knew that I was stressed and buying Doritos was not going to solve my problem. I convinced myself that I could get them the following day once I calmed down.
Sunday, I went back to purchase the flavored tortilla chips mainly because I knew I was no longer stressed (well, I was only mildly stressed) and I understood that if I ate the Doritos now it would be because I truly wanted them, not because I was emotional. So, I picked up the Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos along with the Salsa Verde Doritos. As I walked around the store to grab other items on my list, I looked down in my basket and it clicked. . .
I’m willing to spend more money on Tom’s fluoride-free toothpaste, Dr. Bronner’s Certified Fair Trade Soap and Burt’s Bees 100% Natural Lip Balm to use externally yet I was about to buy two big bags of cheap, chemically laden, factory produced, artificial snack items that neither aid in digestion nor weight loss? What the hell was I thinking?
Let's be clear, I did not want the Doritos. If I wanted the Doritos I would have purchased them. I’m not saying that I will never emotionally eat again, I am only saying that I have started to make the connection between what’s worth ingesting and what’s not and how feelings can lead to self-sabotage. In the end, I purchased mango flavored coconut water, grapes and blackberries instead of the Doritos.
It's not deprivation, it’s an awakening and a fight worth all of my money, time and energy! We get one body just like we get one life. How are you going to improve yours?
Okay, I'm back!!!
Let me say this: I’m not the type of girl that emotionally eats any more (well, at least I’m working on being her). I’ll explain...
I was super stressed out on Saturday and all I could think about was Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos mainly because I was reminiscing on a hilarious video from Kid Fury. I’ve never tasted these Doritos but between me being stressed and knowing they are vegan, I was intrigued. Then, something strange happened; I refused to purchase the Doritos during my #TargetRun. I knew that I was stressed and buying Doritos was not going to solve my problem. I convinced myself that I could get them the following day once I calmed down.
Sunday, I went back to purchase the flavored tortilla chips mainly because I knew I was no longer stressed (well, I was only mildly stressed) and I understood that if I ate the Doritos now it would be because I truly wanted them, not because I was emotional. So, I picked up the Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos along with the Salsa Verde Doritos. As I walked around the store to grab other items on my list, I looked down in my basket and it clicked. . .
I’m willing to spend more money on Tom’s fluoride-free toothpaste, Dr. Bronner’s Certified Fair Trade Soap and Burt’s Bees 100% Natural Lip Balm to use externally yet I was about to buy two big bags of cheap, chemically laden, factory produced, artificial snack items that neither aid in digestion nor weight loss? What the hell was I thinking?
Let's be clear, I did not want the Doritos. If I wanted the Doritos I would have purchased them. I’m not saying that I will never emotionally eat again, I am only saying that I have started to make the connection between what’s worth ingesting and what’s not and how feelings can lead to self-sabotage. In the end, I purchased mango flavored coconut water, grapes and blackberries instead of the Doritos.
It's not deprivation, it’s an awakening and a fight worth all of my money, time and energy! We get one body just like we get one life. How are you going to improve yours?
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