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Sugar Rush Buried in the Pages of a Delightful Book!….

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Hmm! Guilty Pleasures! Just saying the words alone causes a glazed look to appear in my eyes and a nice zing of dopamine rush to my brain.

I do have a good number of those sinful gratifications hiding away in my closet, under my pillow and all around me and I wonder why I should feel guilty for something that I rightfully own and enjoy.

“Would spending so much on books count?”

“What of lovely, silky unmentionables?”

“A spa treat, is healthy isn’t it?” “Just think about professional hands kneading those aching muscles and massaging that scalp…..delightful right?”

…and those shoes? If your feet don’t run in the dainty feet department where all the best shoes seems to go, you will understand the constant battle not to grab all the lovely shoes that you find in your size.

Sweet cravings are my rapturous indulgence. I could sneak in a decadent box of Swiss chocolates with an intention to have only a morsel or two. That is fooling myself and a story for the laughing Gods. With my nose buried in a delicious read, the box is as sure as gone. The burst of pleasure on my tongue was worth every measure 😉

Those sinful Cold Stone creamery, Dairy Queen, Haagen Daz cookies and cream ice-creams that tend to beckon to me when I am walking peacefully down the aisle are a bit problematic too.

You can almost hear the Dairy Queen go “Psst! Hey! Jackie this way, look am a new flavour.”

It is really a herculean feat to peal my eyes away from their pleading eyes and walk sedately to the counter, then comfort myself for being so strong by buying the smallest Twix bar available.The-choicest-pleasures

I have simply learnt to remove the guilt from the pleasure by practicing the virtue in moderation but not to indulge? Ha! That’s almost impossible.

Oh shush! Don’t go judging me. I know all about yours too!

© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha

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52 thoughts on “Sugar Rush Buried in the Pages of a Delightful Book!….”

  6. Jackie what did the Dairy Queen tell you, roflol. oh gosh, that made me laugh so much. Books/reading are not guilty pleasures, they are a necessity without which I will be a monster :D. *angel look*

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  11. Oh wow, we have a lot in common. I’m a sucker for ice cream and dark chocolate. You can leave any other sweets around me, but don’t trust me with my sinful chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Mmm. Jacqueline, you got me craving now. Lol

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  14. Sweets before bed. My husband and I have a stash in our bedroom of popcorn for movie nights, zebra cakes, chocolate, chocolate donuts, chocolate chip cookies, and butter cookies.We need to stop 😂😂😂

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      1. Lol Where are you from Jackie? I am curious what time is it where you are at… Since you said have a good day in that last comment lol

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  16. I’m sitting here at 1:14 A.M. hungry because I really limited myself at supper time, rejected ice cream, cookies, candy – at least up to this point. My stomach has been reminding me that I really don’t need to get serious with a last ditch effort to lose weight this week (I have an appointment with the doctor Monday) and then you top my night with this! I’ve been telling myself to get to bed and then I won’t feel the tummy rumbles. Now I don’t know. Can anyone sleep on a hungry stomach? I never have tried it. Leave it for you to guess whether I make it or not. But the doctor Monday? She really was nice last time when I lost weight; she said to keep it off. That was about eight pounds ago. I’m not having any!!!!! “Give us this day our daily bread” – it is Tuesday now and I haven’t eaten yet today. Is 1:21 too early for breakfast?

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  17. Honestly… it’s sweets 4 me. I have no self control and will not eat just one. I’ve given up beating myself up over it and just indulge less often and workout more. What’s a girl TO do! LOL Excellent post.
    ~bridgette

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