Last week Thursday I left for vacation in Chicago. I didn't take any Mentos with me because I told myself I was going to try and wean myself from Mentos. You see I have been noticing that I have been acting like an addict. I buy cartons of Mentos at the dollar store and hide them in my car, in my work bag, in my purse and under my bed. I eat a carton a day and hide the wrappers in the couch and store them in my work bag and dump them at work so my family will not notice how much of them I am eating. I used to buy 3 cartons (36 rolls) on Sundays to last me the week but invariably I am out of them by Wednesday. I have tried on many occasions to "quit" but again and again I go back.
Today I feel sick from eating too many Mentos. On Monday I bought 2 packs of 4 Mentos. I ate one pack Monday night. I saved one package of 4 rolls for Tuesday but on my ride in to work I ate the entire 4 rolls. At work I needed more so I went to the Cafe on our building and bought 3 rolls. I finished these by 11 AM and had to wait until lunch to get more. I got my sandwich at the Cafe and bought 4 more rolls of Mentos. On my way home I bought another 4 rolls of Mentos. The attendant at the Cafe said he had to buy it by the carton so he will have enough!! I was embarrassed but not enough to stop buying them. I decided instead of going back on Wednesday I went to Costco and bought a carton of 20 rolls and promised that would last me the week. Today, Wednesday, I am totally out of Mentos!! My stomach hurts and is distended. I would forgo food to eat Mentos. I feel like there is no way to live without them.
Today I have decided to find all my stash of Mentos and eat ALL of them because tomorrow I am quitting "cold turkey". I am really going to try this...
