I have to admit that I am a bit of a secret eater.
When I say 'a bit' I probably mean 'I am a secret eater'. I will buy something, tactfully hide it (big bar of chocolate in handbag, share bag of sweets in sock drawer, muffins down the side of the sofa, you get the picture!), then secretly eat it. Mostly I will eat all these things to myself. Not normally in one go mind. A bar of chocolate I will graze on for a few days, secretly popping a chunk or two while no one is looking. I actually found a bar in my sock drawer a while back that I'd forgotten about for a month, that was really satisfying!
Most of the time I end up buying these unhealthy items because they are reduced to a bargain price. Who isn't going to buy that big bar of Cadbury Caramel for 10p! (Seriously 10p, I kid you not!). But I know these things are bad for me and everyone knows I'm on a diet, so I have to hide them. It would probably be better for me just to confess to the purchase and share, but then when I really, really need something sweet, and there is nothing in the house, to remember that bag of sweets hidden in the wardrobe is a lifesaver. If I had confessed to the purchase then those treats wouldn't be there in my moment of need!
Secret eating has probably been the cause of my recent weight gain. 2st on in less than a year, possibly less than 6 months. I don't know, I stopped weighing myself. I changed jobs this time last year and my commute was an hour and a half each way. I wouldn't have time for breakfast, so breakfast biscuits went down well with my travel cup of coffee, and I worked on a business park with only a Tesco for company. Quickly nipping over after work to buy some essentials, oh look they have that new marvellous creation for only x pence. Get in car, put shopping on passenger seat, get stuck in traffic, ooh chocolate, I'll just have a little... And so the circle continued until I got a new job closer to home.
I have been good these last few months and as far as I can remember I haven't got anything secretly stashed anywhere. However if you see me heading towards a sweet shaped bargain please remind me of my goal and point me towards the door!
Are you also a secret eater? Am I the only person that can't resist a sweet bargain even though I know it will only add to my woes? Did you find any really good bargains that you just couldn't resist even though you knew you shouldn't?! I'd love to know!