Thus far in May I've been binge-free; however, yesterday at the end of the workday a s**tstorm erupted, with me in the middle. Completely stressed out, I headed for the nearest candy counter (working in a university, there are PLENTY of those). I purchased the BIGGEST box of Reese's Pieces I could find (you know, the ones that could double as a life raft), left the building, ripped them open...

...and tripped.

OH, THE HUMANITY!! Reese's Pieces littered the ground like tiny, delicious candy casualties. Shocked, I picked up the box, and dumped the remaining 2 into my hand. Then I popped them into my mouth.

And you know what? I wasn't even a little bit sad. In fact, I started to laugh. I'd inadvertently avoided consuming several hundred calories of candy, still gotten my little bit of sweet, and broken the stress all in one fell swoop.

I don't believe in karma or fate, but a happy coincidence is happy nonetheless.

Hahaha! Omg, it's fate! Something did not want you to have that candy!

Seriously, though, what an awesomely-timed coincidence.

best laugh of the day, thanks!!

haha, that's awesome!

Thank you for the laugh!!

That's a great story!

i absolutely love this! looks like you were destined to lose!

Thanks, everyone! While I hate to see the magical peanut butter & chocolate combination go to waste... well, as they say, better there than on my waist.

LOL! If it wasn't fate or karma; know this, the candy gods have spoken and there will be NO Reese's Pieces Therapy for you tonight!

i do this somewhat intentionally to avoid pigouts. it started when i bought a big box of candy, and i was driving around getting ready to eat it ALL. thought about it and threw all but 5 pieces out the window. (i know, littering is bad)

now when i am about to binge, i still cook a ton, get a big heaping plate, and dump most of it in the garbage.

its a waste, but i still prepare to binge like once a week, and i dont even think about it until the food is on the plate and i look at it and realise what im doing.

the fridge isnt an option, if i know its there i WILL eat it, and the garbage is better then my stomach

i hope to get to the point where i dont have to do silly things like this to avoid overeating, but it isnt gonna happen overnight

Try to learn why you want to binge, and work on the feelings that make you want food. I know my trigger is frustration --demanding job, no social life-- and when I feel the need to binge I know I need a break and stop working for awhile. See if that works for you too! Know thyself!

i love rp too.I've had that happen to me too but with m&m's.They went flying through the air

Very cute story.