Day 88 - The Soda Bottle

Today I want to explain a manner in which I avoid cravings, which Seabass also did during his PCP. When he was at a Magic: The Gathering tournament, they were giving away these bottles of Jones Soda. If you're unfamiliar with the brand, it's quite possibly the best bulk-made soda available. I was drinking it when they were a much smaller company, based solely out of Canada.

His explanation of this thought process when he was given it was "It's a special event, it's one bottle, it'll be okay." After having recognized the conscious choice about it, he decided to save it. It's stayed on his shelf ever since as a reminder that every food he eats is a conscious choice.

After my interaction with delicious Skittles candy, I was reading the label and commented it was about the same as a bottle of soda.

A couple days later I needed bus fare, and went to buy something at a Mobil station to break a $20. I took a glance at the Skittles, and was very tempted. I then decided, "this will be my Jones Soda". I bought it, feeling stupid-guilty, like a minor buying alcohol with a fake I.D. I put it in the inner pocket of my laptop bag, right next to my spork that I use daily for lunch/snack. Every day I dig past this bag of Skittles for my eating utensil, and the physical contact with it triggers my impulse to eat it, then I'm reminded I have delicious lunch ahead of me with my trusty spork. This is to remind me that this is a conscious choice every time.

It's alright to eat whatever we want, as long as we're aware of the choice we're making. The decision is ours, but whether or not it's a healthy one, we should be conscious of the choice.