I Ate Sugar This Weekend

July 14, 2008 ↓ Comments (1)

This past weekend I attended a fund raiser for the Museum of Contemporary Craft. The theme of the event was “Unpacking” and they served dessert in a little cardboard to-go box. For some reason, when the tiramisu came around with a biscotti and some chocolate flakes on top, I indulged.

I know that it sounds silly, but I could feel it. If you’ve ever drank a shot of hard liquor you know how it feels like it is soaking into your chest. The sugar felt similar. Three bites into it and I could feel it in my system.

Honestly, it wasn’t that tasty. Afterwards I didn’t feel bad for having done it, so that is good. The act of eating dessert didn’t trigger me into any kind of crazy, “I fell off the wagon,” sugar craze. So that’s good as well. Maybe I was inspired by the auction and the donations—eight thousand dollars going once, five thousand dollars going twice.

I suppose it was an experiment to see if maybe—just maybe—I could moderate my sugar intake from here on. However, just writing about that idea makes me unnerved. Thinking about trying to moderate my sugar intake is like thinking about a gambler gambling just a little bit. I’m going to continue to stay away from all sweets until Halloween.

Comments · I Ate Sugar This Weekend

Judith
Jul 27, 2008

I notice I begin craving sugar when I am tired. I recently went back to the gym after a long absence and my body has been aching and tired. In addition, I experienced a string of emotional upsets. These two factors are a recipe of disaster for me and began a sugar binge.
I, like you, think I can “handle” sugar and have it on occasion, but that does not seem to be a reality for me. It is particularly hard when sweets are perceived as an artform in culinary circles and seemingly part of a “normal” diet.