Cravings

I love Diet Coke.

Can I just get that out there?

I don't love what it does to my body.

I don't love its ingredients.

But the taste?

I could live on the stuff.

But.

I quit drinking it.

I haven't had a Diet Coke (or any soda)

since mid-August.

(And no sugar or artificial sweetener since then either.)

(I do use Stevia - which is derived from a plant.)

(I do not consider it an artificial sweetener.)

(Your mileage may vary.)

Anyhow.

This is not a post about sweeteners.

If you want to talk sweeteners,

go to Facebook.

(grin)

This is a post about cravings.

I have conquered them.

I have a BIG bucket of chocolate candy

on the desk in front of me when I'm teaching.

(Snickers, KitKat, Milky Way.. the GOOD stuff)

I sometimes have to move it across the room

cuz I can't really stand the smell anymore.

I can smell french fries and not turn into a puddle.

(That one took a LONG time.)

I can SEE or SMELL Diet Coke in a McDonald's cup

and feel nothing.



A co-worker's desk this morning.
* Germaphobe much?  LOL

 But this????

Different co-workers' desk.
Thankfully she was relocated to another office today.
I can now walk by her office and not avert my eyes.

I don't care what's actually in it.

I see it.

Oh. My. Stinking. Heck.

Give me a Diet Coke.

NOW!

(It only lasts a moment, but sheesh!)

(Jim says its the ice - Sonic has the best ice.)

(But he's wrong.)

(I always drink everything without ice.)

(He might be right about the ice - I wouldn't know.)

(See above)

Meanwhile.

It is still raining.

It has now been raining for 3 days.

I am over it.

Enjoy your weekend!

(And praise be, the game doesn't start until AFTER class on Sunday!)

(I couldn't care less, but at least I don't have to battle my

students for their attention...)