the candy I could afford. I remember my dad giving me ten dollars, and I would.
go to Red Apple and buy twenty candy bars and go up to my room and sit and eat.
them all. And I did that all the time. That was from about the age of twelve.
to sixteen, and once I got my license I would go to Winchel's and buy a dozen.
doughnuts and eat them all in one sitting. And, no, I wasn't eating away.
sadness or anything like that, but I think it's safe to say candy and doughnuts.
were my comfort foods.
I think doughnuts became my comfort food because I equated it to freedom. When.
my dad gave me those 10 dollars, he gave me the freedom to go ride my blue Huffy.
bike downtown and buy whatever I wanted. Sometimes I would buy basketball.
cards, but mostly I bought candy. Once I got my license I did the same thing,.
just on a different scale. Instead of a bike and candy, it was a car and.
doughnuts. Whenever I got a little extra money I would make a doughnut run. .
This goes along with what Ogburn says about values in that we value what we hold.
dear and want to reflect.
It was about midway through my junior year when my doughnut phase started to.
fade and a little later finally ended. The reason it had to end was because I.
was starting to get serious about working out and playing basketball. It wasn't.
an easy habit to break though. There was many a time that I would work out at.
the local gym and afterwards stop by Winchel's and pick up a dozen. But finally.
I was able to quit my eating doughnuts all together. Making better food choices.
is an example of George Homens" theory that our society is defined by rewards.
and punishments. If I had not stopped eating doughnuts my punishments would.
have been that I would be out of shape for basketball and my workouts would be.
meaningless. My rewards for not eating doughnuts were not only a more fit body,.
which was good for sports but also a better bodily appearance. I also wanted to.
give mention to the tension perspective that has to deal with this.
