Last night (Valentine's Day) there were chocolates in my house. They were not necessarily invited guests, but they were there nevertheless. After going out to a big dinner somehow the thought 'you know what would taste good on top of too much oily and salty chinese food? Something with sugar' went through my head. At the time it seemed reasonable, I swear. So instead of making myself busy with something else, I proceeded to eat about five See's chocolates. Granted I only ate half of a few of those (which might not count, I'm not positive).For someone who rarely eats anything sugary these days, I had an instant sugar buzz. However, what was really pronounced was my complete loss of focus. Each evening I spend 30 minutes reading with my stepson. He reads his book and I catch up on my reading. Last night after my sugar gluttony, I read exactly 4 pages in 30 minutes. And I kept re-reading the same paragraphs over and over, while not remembering or comprehending anything. Then as I came further down off my chocolate-induced temporary insanity, I became sleepy and irritated.
They say if sugar was released onto the market today, it would be labeled a drug by the FDA. I'd have to agree. It should come with a warning label.
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