Dessert First!

When I was about 10 years old, I had "had it" with always getting too full before dessert rolled around. My parents never cooked and I grew up in a variety of local, inexpensive pubs and restaurants. The deal had always been that if I ate my whole dinner, not a drop left on my plate, I could order dessert... So for years I stuffed myself no matter how big the meal serving was just so that I could earn dessert. I had become very, very... plump! I argued to my parents, who were at least one, if not two bottles of chardonnay in, as usual, that they really ought to let me order dessert first. I admitted to them that I often made myself sick eating an entire adult portion restaurant bacon cheese burger with fries just so that I could order the cookie Sunday.. or the entire "B" special combo platter just so I could get that green tea ice cream.. or that while chimichanga just so I could get the deep fried ice cream and plantains.. you get the picture. They agreed that not only would they save money in case I was full after dessert, but that I shouldn't be forced to needlessly stuff myself on "pre-dessert frivolosities" when I was really just going for the "good stuff". For 2 years I ordered dessert first, until I was 11 and finally got to stay home alone and didn't have to go to long boring dinners with my parents squabbling over politics and picture framing clients they detested. I stayed home and learned to feed myself. For months I only knew how to caramelize an onion. And that was my dinner, Ceasar salad and one while caramelized onion every night. They weren't much for grocery shopping so I made do. I'm proud to say, that nowadays I am a very healthy eater with a well balanced diet. I will admit to eating mostly chocolate bars, potatoe chips, chai lattes, chocolate chip cookies, and rebl drinks for pretty much all 2017 and 2018, my main disaster years of life.. always organic and non-gmo though. So I didn't die and I still looked fine! Hahaha yeah but don't try it. I had a chaotic life and therefore high metabolism fueled by constant adrenal release.