Sneaking food

[Guest guest]

I was watching a show on obesity on Discovery Health today and the

doc was talking to a 9 y.o. boy, asked him if he snuck food.

That reminded me that I would do that as a child. (I am 48 now) I

was never deprived of food or snacks, yet I found myself sneaking

food into my room. I can remember my mother cooking food for lunch

before she went to work in the morning and I would wait till I was

sure no one was in the kitchen and I would go munch on whatever she

had made. I would take the small bite-size pieces of beef from the

food then I would spread the food around to try to cover the holes I

had left.

Why do we do this? I found myself doing this during this holiday

season at work; sneaking the hersheys kisses when I was alone in the

office, actually not wanting anyone to see me eating them. Who the

heck am I hiding from? I have resolved to not do it anymore.

Anyone else remember doing this as a child? Do it now?

What is it?

Estela in sunny south Texas