I Love Sugar

Over the last 15 years I have been conditioning my body to consume large amounts of sugar in short amounts of time. This allows me to take full advantage of any opportunities where sugar is widely available, such as a bowl of candy at a restaurant. My insatiable desire for the effects of sugar started shortly after I learned to talk. My mother would make me a bowl of Cheerios because they were healthy. I wanted a bowl of lucky charms and I viewed my mother’s Cheerios ruling as unfair and shortsighted. This being the case, I would slip out over to the neighbors who had a plethora of sugary cereal and eat to my little heart’s content, much like a rabid squirrel would act after finding a pile of acorns. It started out innocent enough but soon I was skipping out on supper for a late night sugar cereal fix. I didn’t understand the concepts of addiction, but I did know that I could stop eating sugar whenever I wanted. Over the years things started to look better and I thought I could control the sugar. That’s when I discovered Krispy Kreme. Every Saturday morning after service, I would buy strawberry milk and a box of glazed donuts. I would eat as many as possible (about 4 or 5) without freaking out. After about 10min on the way home I would pass out in a sugar induced coma. Finally I moved away from the temple of sugar sin and I thought those days were over… until I relived it last weekend. After service we stopped at Panera for a break (“break”). All I did was order a cinnamon crunch bagel with cream cheese, a cheese pastry, and an orange juice. Next thing I know I’m waking up like 4 hours later. The feeling you have though when you wake up, makes it all worth while. It’s that feeling you have when your blood sugar level is still maxed out, but not to the point where it affects your fine motor skills. Yes, that’s the spot…complete euphoria without the blurred vision or loss of short term memory.