ADDICTION is a 4 letter word

I have issues. Yeah, I do, trust me.

I have a problem. Yup, I'm acknowledging it.

I have an obsession. Yes, it haunts me daily.

I also have a constant ringing in my ears, but, anyway...


So, does anyone care to know what exactly my major life altering dilemma is? Well, I'll give you a hint - I have a huge jar of chocolaty Nutella goodness staring at me...no not staring, more like screaming "EAT ME!" Do I have an issue with this jar of Nutella? Of course I do. Is this a problem for me? Constantly. Am I really that obsessed with chocolate? Duh!

But, wait a minute, it's not just the chocolate it's the oatmeal cookies on the counter, the potato chips in the cupboard, the fried eggplant parmigiana in the fridge...it's the...and the...oh and....EVERYTHING!

yeah, yeah, yeah here I come another annoying chick who's constantly checking food nutrition labels while whining about calories, points, fat, whatever...I even check freakin' sodium levels! (I'm serious, ask my sister, I won't even eat canned soup *shudder*)

So you'd expect me to be, like, all "uber healthy" modeling myself after the Skinny Bitch authors while prancing around in my size 2 A&F jeans? Haha, hell no, maybe in my dreams!....remember my PROBLEM?!

How much to eat, what to eat, why even bother to freakin' eat?! I've been there and back (give or take a few pounds...) Doing the most bizarre diets, crazy gym workouts (and I mean CRAZY), drinking disgusting protein shakes (MYOPLEX = gag!), no salt/no sugar, blah blah blah....all because I have this love/hate relationship with food. I like to think of food as the boyfriend I've broken up and gotten back together with a million times...isn't it time we just went our separate ways? But no, I'm sorry, I just can't do it! I have yet to fully devote myself to this "new way to eat for life" or "lifestyle change" mumbo jumbo that EVERY diet preaches to me and every other person willing to follow through with it....BUT I am human after all and as much as I would love to say that I'm fine only eating greens and perfectly portioned protein for the rest of my life- Who on earth would want to stick to that? (remember the Nutella is still staring at me and its not like Jillian Michaels knows where I live, thank goodness!)...and, yeah, the boyfriend was pretty hot...*rolls eyes*

So, my major issue? my annoying, pathetic, never ending addiction to dieting due to my intense love for everything that is bad for me! Should I just get over it? Probably, but I think that would involve months of intense therapy and probably hypnosis...and you know there are actually ads for food therapy, I've seen them in AMNY but who actually does that?! No, I think I'll just piss and moan about my many failed diets on a daily basis, cause lets be honest what else do I have to piss and moan about?- school? boys? the crappy Gossip Girl story lines? pssh, whatever.

FOOD - Love it? uh-huh!...Hate it? sorry, can't say I do! (just hate how I feel once I've eaten enough portions to feed the Brady Bunch...and I can! just call my mom Alice...minus the pork chops and applesauce)

DIET - Love it? ugh...On one? Always.

ADDICTION - I like to say addiction is a 4 letter word - Diet, Food...Matt (scratch that last one)

...well off I go, I'd say it was time for a bedtime snack, wouldn't you? After all 1 tbsp of Nutella is only 2 points! (weight watchers yo, they know how to speak my language!)

I promise this was my LAST LICK of the night!

-Lauren =)