Well, not sometimes. Most of the time.

Let me preface this post by saying that I have the most enormous, gigantic, humongous Tupperware of the most delicious, sweet, beautiful watermelon sitting in my fridge.

But I wasn't craving watermelon. I was craving chocolate. Ever since I finished dinner tonight. So I finally broke down and went on a chocolate hunt. First I found a bag full of lollipops and Now and Laters (which I love)...a favor from a 1 year birthday party we went to this spring. (Who gives out large quantities of candy, especially hard candy at a 1 year old's party anyway?) I had a Now and Later but it didn't hit the spot.

So I kept digging. And buried in a little tin I found some peanut butter cups underneath some gum. Jackpot!

Yeah, not so much. Some of you already know where this is going. After I stuffed it into my mouth I noticed the strong minty flavor. From the gum. Peanut butter and mint...gross. Then I started doing some thinking. The peanut butter cups were in Halloween wrappings. But I know they weren't from this last Halloween (9 months ago). After some calculation I realized by the container they were in I think they were about 3 years old. And the gum had probably been sitting on them the whole time. Yuck!

So I pulled the amazing watermelon out of the fridge. And it was delicious.

A few realizations....

This is why I don't keep a lot of sweets around the house. I have a sweet tooth and I will eat them if they are there.

This is why I do keep healthy treats around. Because I do sometimes want a little something.

Next time, just mix up that chocolate protein or Shakeology and kill the chocolate craving with something healthy and satisfying.

In the end it all turned out well and the rest of those peanut butter cups went into the trash instead of into my belly. And I live on to attempt to be healthy another day.