That is the Devil!!

....is the phrase I have coined for anything and everything that I don't have willpower to resist, the temptation is far greater than my inner voice and the outcome is never a good one. As I sit here eating the last Cherry PopTart, I reflect on how I normally squash any attempt made by either of my sons or hubbie to buy them because THEY ARE THE DEVIL! The little shiny, tin foil wrapping has you at failing from the get go. If you open it, you have to eat both of the tarts! What the hell will you do with the left over one? So you toast them both but as you wait the few minutes you decide to glance at the nutritional information on the side of the box. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE F-ING KIDDING ME------ ONE SERVING IS ONE TART AND ONE SERVING IS OVER 200 CALORIES!!!! That is an entire meal and you can be damn sure I am not going to be full after these two yummy cherry frosted tarts. Because of this reminder of my weak, weak, self; I will dedicate this post to listing all (or all I can think of at the moment) of the things I consider "the devil".

1. Pepsi: fully loaded, no diet shit. Soooo soooo good. I love you Pepsi and yet the empty calories and ability to have me bloated for days prevents me from drinking you. But, if I am at any eatery and they serve Pepsi I am incapable of option B

2. Blue Hawaiians: the frozen or stir variety, I don't care which, are so delish! They make me immediately feel as if I am sitting on a beach or at the least poolside in the midst of summer. Yet, the sugar in the Rum and the artificial coloring/additives of the Blue Raspberry mix make for a very ugly morning after. Maybe I should take the blame, I am an adult, but it is not my inability to stop at 2-3 it is the additives that make me so very very sick (in the morning). But I cannot learn and I continue to fall to the temptation, time and again.

3. Little Dove Chocolate Squares: need I say more?

4. Tanning Beds: nothing tops the feeling of having a golden glow, or the euphoric feelings brought about by the artificial UV light mid-winter. I have come to the realization that I might be tanorexic but I don't place blame on myself much (did you know that) so it is the tanning bed that temps me and is the tanning bed I fall from grace before.

5. Cocoa Pebbles: I'm not much of a cereal eater and milk, hardly ever!!! But if my child chooses the cocoa pebbles, all is lost. I will sit and eat 2-3 bowls in one sitting. Not because I am hungry but because they ARE THE DEVIL! So yummy and so chock full of sugar. Too much for me to say no to.

There are probably more items that I deem "Devilness" but I am at loss of what they are. Next time you fall to the temptation of whatever, remember it is not you, it is THE DEVIL!!