My husband is a chocoholic. It's so bad that he is on medication to reduce the amount of triglycerides in his blood. To put it in perspective, my triglycerides are 31. My husband's were, at one point, over 400.
To reduce the temptation at our house, he has stopped buying chocolate chip cookies and has started buying Ginger Snaps.
He doesn't like them as much and is not tempted to eat them.
On the other hand, they are my FAVORITE. I mean ABSOLUTE favorite.
I've gained 5 pounds since he started buying them.
Tonight I grabbed a handful and then walked down the hall to the tv room, "Honey," I begged him, "Can you PLEASE stop buying these? I CANNOT resist them."
He laughed. "I only buy them because I find them so much more resistable than chocolate chip cookies." he explained.
I motioned toward my ass. "We have to find another way."
"What about oatmeal cookies?" I suggested.
He made a face.
"Nilla wafers?" he asked.
"BLECH!" I said, giving him the answer he was looking for - and then adding "or Fig Newtons. I wouldn't eat those on a dare!"
"Done." he told me.
If only politicians could be so flexible...
Oh God! Ginger Snaps! I love them, but they have to be the good ones. The spicy ones with genuine snap, none of that kiddie stuff.
Nilla wafers, such a sorry excuse for a cookie!
Apple Newtons...maybe, but never Fig.
Posted by: SomebodysParent | February 07, 2012 at 09:58 PM
We have a similar problem with Oreos. If we have them in the house, we eat the entire package together in one sitting. Our argument is always over whether we should get regular ones or Double Stuffed ones. We've just stopped buying them altogether, but I do miss them very much.
Posted by: Mrs. Bridges | February 07, 2012 at 10:27 PM
Oreos, especially the Halloween oreos are dangerous. If they are in the house they will be eaten with great abandon. So we just don't. At least after Halloween. Ok, it's all oreos.
At one point I had my sugar intake down to one ghiradelli 72% a night. I must get back to that place.
Posted by: Cat_pants | February 07, 2012 at 10:34 PM
I'm right there with you... fig newtons make me throw up in my mouth! Gross!
Posted by: DB Landes | February 07, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Truly freaking perfect example of a match made! I love this!
Posted by: Kelly | February 07, 2012 at 11:46 PM
That's hilarious. You have to have SOMETHING in the house, or you'd go buy more, right? But it has to be something you both hate. That's great.
Posted by: Jessie Powell | February 08, 2012 at 07:38 AM
We were just having this same conversation about Girl Scout cookies. The solution: no one is allowed to buy them. The temptation is just too strong.
Posted by: alaina | February 08, 2012 at 09:07 AM
I cant resist ginger snaps or oreos... My hubby likes oatmeal. Hard decisions...
Posted by: Deana | February 08, 2012 at 09:56 AM
My hubby and I have the same issues..
Posted by: DHARZA | February 08, 2012 at 11:50 AM
I thought you had something like ginger snaps that you were using to combat the fact that ginger snaps were around? Then again, I'd be completely powerless if there were peanut butter cookies all over the place, even if I had a low-calorie alternative . . . I'd just eat both.
Dessert foods are funny between my wife & myself, because I hate chocolate (something about the taste) and she hates most fruits. Peanut Butter cookies are, really, the only thing that we can keep on hand that we'd both go after . . . so we need to watch ourselves with them.
I love the compromise between the two of you guys :-)
Posted by: John | February 08, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Yeah Fig Newtons are gross.
Posted by: Marta | February 08, 2012 at 08:29 PM
John, I had ginger chews but they stick in my teeth and I care more about my teeth than my waistline, apparently.
Posted by: Kit | February 08, 2012 at 08:35 PM