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Lust for Doughnuts

by Lars Hindsley on Tue 15 Apr 2008 11:44 AM EDT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

We all have our vices. Mine is chocolate and sometimes doughnuts, oh... and sex. I also really love sex. But that is another topic. Today I want to talk about my lust for doughnuts. I suppose if these are my worst traits, I'll take them, but of all of them, the one I've been trying to beat is my lust for doughnuts, specifically chocolate iced.

I've been at it for the better part of a year now. My goal? To not desire them.

Today I believe was the day I crossed that threshold. As I dropped the kids at school and pre-school as I do everyday, I drove past the doughnut shop. Over the past year it was as simple as if I have the lust, I'll hit the drive through and buy two, or maybe just one. Eating a deep fried ring of dough is not exactly what the doctor ordered. I'll make this stop sometimes while running an errand right after drinking a glass of pomegranate juice or even eating a salad. Knowing this, I've been working on the problem of driving by the doughnut shop for the past year. Slowly I've worked by way down from two doughnuts to one. At a point I was able to drive by the shop eight out of ten times. In the past month I've been able to drive by it entirely.

Today however was much different. I drove by and didn't even have the desire. I believe I've conquered my lust for dough nuts. And frankly, you should know... ever since I was a boy if a girl and I were getting carried away kissing or more and she said stop, I could stop. I was always proud of myself in knowing I could turn off my sexual drive. Having this salient information in my brain all these years made me think, "If you can stop yourself from sex, clearly you can conquer a simple doughnut!"

So today is the culmination of a years worth of work. Now don't get me wrong, I have not sworn off doughnuts. But I have to admit, I will always be thinking... "Am I going to work out today? Will I be running or doing something active enough to burn what I eat off?"

Hey, we all have our vices. May you beat yours. :) As for me, pray I don't fall off the wagon! LOL

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