{"id":662,"date":"2010-10-26T15:44:53","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T19:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2010-10-26T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T19:44:53","slug":"candy-stupor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/2010\/10\/26\/candy-stupor\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Stupor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPICE:\u00a0 Ok, so it\u2019s almost Halloween. And how long have those miniature candy bags been taunting us in the grocery store and pharmacies?\u00a0 At least a year, right?\u00a0 I walk into a store and the smell of little packaged chocolate hits my nose.\u00a0 I immediately go into a candy stupor, just like when I was little.\u00a0 My stomach starts churning, my mouth starts watering and I\u2019m filled with glee!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/thumbnailCAO9PI4G.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-663\" src=\"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/thumbnailCAO9PI4G.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, mind you, I\u2019m all past the whole trick or treat thing.\u00a0 That\u2019s an afterthought.\u00a0 This is between me and the bags of goodness.\u00a0 If you snapped your fingers in front of my face and said, \u201cHey, this are for the little children\u201d it would be like waking someone up from a coma and expecting them to accurately state the date!\u00a0 \u201cHuh? What? Who? When?\u201d is all that I\u2019d be able to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t end on October 31<sup>st<\/sup>.\u00a0 No!\u00a0 No, it goes on.\u00a0 Then there are pies, pies, pies for Thanksgiving\u2026.figgy pudding (what the <em>heck is that<\/em>, anyway?) candy canes and sugar cookies for holy holidays\u2026more chocolates and redhot hearts for Valentine\u2019s day\u2026more chocolates for Mothers day\u2026.on and on and <strong><em>ON and ON and ON!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0It\u2019s a plot.\u00a0 A ploy, I tell you.\u00a0 It\u2019s some evil overlord of fat thighs and giggly butts in charge of it all.\u00a0 Laughing from their mount on high while they observe their power over us weak ones below.\u00a0 <strong><em>Bwah ha ha! <a href=\"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/thumbnailCAP4B160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-665\" src=\"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/thumbnailCAP4B160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a (sad but fun) fact for you: last year I figured out that I can eat 10 Hershey Kisses before getting diarrhea.\u00a0 And I did.\u00a0 Often.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I weighed 10 pounds more than I do now\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>But this year, it\u2019s not gonna happen!\u00a0 I will not eat all that junk.\u00a0 I will bypass these treats.\u00a0 I will chew gum, I will drink water, I will eat an apple, I will eat little tiny cute carrots.\u00a0 Are you with me, there, Sugar?!<\/p>\n<p>SUGAR:\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 And my Halloween advice to you\u2026.just remember \u201cfun size\u201d candy bars do not make for a \u201cfun size\u201d butt!!<\/p>\n<p>SPICE:\u00a0 WE CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(now for some additional reading:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_4616127_stop-weight-gain-during-holidays.html\">http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_4616127_stop-weight-gain-during-holidays.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPICE:\u00a0 Ok, so it\u2019s almost Halloween. 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