Almost Anything Can Be Rationalized
Nov 14th, 2006 by Don Ray
If you want something, you can probably create a rationalization that will remove the blockage preventing you from obtaining it. One of my weaknesses is ice cream. I love Bonlac ice cream and can go through a half gallon in a little over a week.
I try to get enough walking in to prevent it from taking a toll on my poundage. For $2.99 I can get a half-gallon of Bonlac vanilla at PriceSmart. However, sometimes you would like something special and different from vanilla.
You can get pints of Häagen-Dazs in several of the supermarkets in David. However, I have been able to withstand the temptation of purchasing Häagen-Dazs. While it is very good, it just wasn’t special enough to justify $4+ for a pint.
But now enters Ben And Jerry’s ice cream at El Rey.
· Cherry Garcia® Ice Cream
· Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
· Chunky Monkey® Ice Cream
· Chocolate Fudge Brownie™ Ice Cream
· Half Baked™ Ice Cream
· New York Super Fudge Chunk® Ice Cream
· Phish Food® Ice Cream
· Coffee Heath Bar Crunch® Ice Cream
· Peanut Butter Cup™ Ice Cream
Add to that Dr. Sussan coming down for a visit from Panama City and talking about how good she thought Häagen-Dazs was. That was all it took. There obviously needed to be a taste test of Häagen-Dazs and Ben and Jerrys.
This is also where effective rationalization comes in. I convinced myself that if I didn’t eat any more containers of Ben and Jerrys a week than I eat of Bonlac, then the price difference will not be that much. $3.00 vs. $4.58. My added rationalization was that eating a pint versus a half-gallon is better for my health.
While Sussan was here, we sampled some Cherry Garcia and New York Super Fudge Chunk. I am currently working on Chunky Monkey. Yes, rationalization can be a wonderful thing.
Don Ray, I certainly understand your ability to rationalize! I do it all the time. (As most of us do.)
Since becoming a Type II diabetic, I’ve had to curtail the eating of many foods that I really like. For me, Haagen-Dazs is “to die for”, for real! For awhile there I was buying a half gallon of Dreyer’s Vanilla ($4.29)because it is sweetened with Splenda. That would last me a couple of weeks. But now that aspartame (Nutrasweet) and Splenda are getting such a bad rap, I’ve even curtailed eating that.
You might like this idea though. It seems that fresh fruits and berries are so plentiful and relatively inexpensive for you there, how about a bowl of chopped up fresh fruit with a dollop of ice cream on top of it. Perhaps a sprinkle of chopped nuts. Maybe a bit of whipped cream. We can train our minds to accept most anything. Far healthier.
Bon apetit!
Have a great day.
Thanks for the comment Lynda. Actually I do eat a lot of fresh fruit. I also make a lot of fresh fruit drinks with a splash of milk and ice.
Moving here has been good for me because I do eat better than I did in the states as well as I do get a reasonable amount of exercise.
I use Splenda instead of sugar. I have stopped all forms of cola and have switched to diet 7 Up for sodas or fruit drinks.
Maybe I need to do some more research on Splenda. I still think it is better for me than straight sugar.
OMG! Rationalize away! I would die for Ben & Jerry’s. I see that you’ve listed all my favorite flavors. I am so jealous. We can’t get ANY decent ice cream in La Ceiba, Honduras. I make my own and it’s pretty good, but it’s no Ben & Jerry’s because I can’t get all the chunky things to put in it.
Another way to rationalize is that B & J’s is so rich that you can’t eat as much as you can of the ‘airy’ stuff.
And you have Haagen Dazs, too? It’s simply not fair.
Well, if you can make your own and it is close to B&Js then you are pretty good.
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