Dear Reader Column 1-27-05

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Dear Reader,

Licorice has always been a favorite treat of mine and eating too much of it has never been a problem, until a couple of weeks ago. My favorite licorice was on special at the store, so my husband stocked up, thinking he was being kind. But now, every time I pass the kitchen cupboard where we keep it, I've got to have one-and-one. (One-and-one is licorice code in our house for one piece of black and one piece of red. The only way to eat licorice is to mix them together. Sometimes I even do two-and-two.)

But when my husband pointed out a worn path in the floor that headed straight to the licorice cupboard, I realized my habit was out of control. Telling myself to "just stop" wasn't working. So I came up with a way to interrupt my behavior ahead of time, and then hopefully, I'd be able to talk myself down from my licorice craving. The pact that I made with myself was that whenever I wanted to eat one-and-one, I'd have to drop to the floor and do 20 sit-ups first. My own personal 20-step program. But timing is everything.

The other day I accidentally grabbed one-and-one, before I did my 20. I ended up doing the 20 sit-ups all right, but now I have another bad habit to break. I hold the licorice in my right hand, take a bite on the upswing of the sit-up, and then chew real fast, so I don't choke on the way back down.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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Comments

[lorraine Kire]

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[lorraine Kire]

My craving is red licorice and Milkyway bars. I'm trying to lose 10 lbs. and not having much success as my husband thinks he is doing me a favor by buying them at the supermarket. No willpower when it comes to candy! Any suggestions to overcome my craving? Thx for sharing with us your thoughts.

Lorraine Kire

[Nancy Evans]

This is an interesting book. The physics of doughnut vs cookie dunking had never crossed my mind before I started reading this chapter. Thanks for broadening my mental horizons this week.

[sandra gutnik]

please enter me in the draw for a free book. I read with you first thing in the morning. its great!

[Nancy]

Ohmygosh, I am a hair ball roller, too! I am the laughingstock of my entire family. Is there help for me? Sit-ups! That's it! I'll try sit ups and by this summer I'll have a great body, then we'll see who is the last to laugh. :>) Love reading with ya'll!