I just couldn't help myself....

I stood in the store, eyes ahead, refusing to look to the side as the candy stand was right there.  Seconds ticked away like hours, as I tried to resist turning my head.  Suddenly, a sound.  A soft, subtle whisper; "Sherry....Sherrrryyyyyy".  I turned but no one was there.  However, a flash of yellow caught my eye.  I tried, oh Lord I tried not to look, but I was like a deer caught in the headlights.  It was beautiful.  A bright, vibrant yellow bag, with rich brown lettering-"Peanut M&M's". I tried to look away, but couldn't.  As if posessed, my hand reached out and caressed the package.  It was like silk under my fingers.  It teased me, toyed with my emotions as I fought to resist.  Consumed with a need that I have never known before, I grabbed the bag and threw it onto the register belt.  As I watched it slowly inch toward the cashiers waiting hand, I knew I had one last chance to stop the madness.  However, I did nothing, and shivered with delight as it passed over the scanner, the electronic beep reverberating in my head.  I kept my eyes squarely on the bag the cashier placed it in, so as not to lose track of it.  The two minute walk to the car seemed like a lifetime.  I finally made my way through the sea of automobiles to my van.  My hands shook as I tried to unlock the door, the keys fumbling against the lock.  Finally, I was in the drivers seat, package of candy in hand.  Slowly, deliberately, I opened the bag, inhaling deeply the intoxicating scent of chocolate and peanuts. Hands trembling with excitement, I reached into the bag and picked a shiny, red orb.  I raised it to my lips, and slipped it into my mouth. A flavor explosion ensued....I may have blacked out for a moment, I'm not sure. As I finished the bag, the veil lifted, and the spell was broken.  I realized what I had done....I had cheated.  The only thing left to do was drive home in shame, and enter my insolence into my meal plan for the day.  I leave you now, a guilty woman....and hope that tomorrow will be a better day.