There's a new yogurt place in town. It's really cool actually. You can go in there, choose any flavor of soft serve yogurt you can imagine, put on as many toppings as you want, and then go to town. All for $.49 an ounce. That seems like a total STEAL...until you fill the only massive sized cup they offer with yogurt, chocolate chips (which are pretty heavy), peanut butter, strawberries, cookie dough pieces....you name it, it made it on there. Well, $7.00 later I had a good looking frozen yogurt, and I ate the whole thing in a matter of minutes.
Flash forward 20 minutes, WOW, what a sugary, yogurty stomach ache I had. When I was in the store, yogurt seemed like such a good idea. It's amazing how quickly that good idea went wrong.
This yogurt story is actually pretty applicable to life. You walk into the store and everything is all shiny and clean and inviting. You are tempted and tantalized with flavor choices such as white chocolate mousse and cupcake. Really, they should rename the flavors sugar and more sugar. There are times when you don't always end up getting what you think you're paying for, whether it's a financial payment or an physical/emotional one. Sometimes you think you're getting a delicious treat, and you're left with a sugary stomach-mess.
So, what exactly did I do to get rid of my sugar belly? Why, I ate more food of course. In hopes to offset the sugar rush, I drank some (ok, LOTS) of water and ate a hearty dinner. Go figure, nasty stomach GONE! Once again, a metaphor for life. When life throws you a nauseating blow, get back up and try again until you get it right.
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