I did the weekly grocery shopping by myself last night. It was not a success. I piled stuff in my cart like I’d won a supermarket shopping spree. I was ravenous, so I ignored my resolution not to keep sweets in the house. Not only did I end up with light ice cream for dinner, some of those ‘warm delights’ microwavable cookies and brownies, but I even bought a pack of hot dogs and buns. I felt okay last night, but I woke up this morning dehydrated, nauseous and with a hangover headache. I guess it was all that salt and sugar sucking water into my stomach from the surrounding tissues trying to digest my “treats.” I didn’t die; I just spent about an hour wishing I would.

Afterwards, the ice cream, cookies, brownies, and hotdogs went straight into the trash before I could change my mind. That’s $25 gone that I could have spent on something I wanted. Ditto the morning.

Next time I feel the need to binge, I’m going to look at this entry!