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Hi. My name is Amanda, and I am a snack-a-holic.

It's been one day since my last snack. It was a bag of popcorn and a half cup of mini chocolate chips. I ate them in alternating mouthfuls. It was salty and sweet. Delicious. I ate this at 11 p.m. at night. In front of the television.

I am ashamed of my habits. I know I am not hungry, but I snack anyway. It's especially bad when I have a deadline coming at work, and I am having a tough time writing a story. I once told an intern that I couldn't figure out how to start my story, so I needed a bag of chips.

My work doesn't help the situation. I recently went to an employee training where they handed out free coupons for the vending machines as prizes. And these aren't just soda can machines and packages of crackers. The News & Record has the Taj Mahal of vending machines: 20 different kinds of drinks, a machine full of sandwiches and even an ice cream novalities machine. With so much choice, how can I NOT snack?

Anyway, I am taking it one day at a time. I am filling up on water throughout the day so my tummy is full (that always makes it harder to snack.) And I am bringing apples to work, so if I absolutley must snack, it will at least be a good one.

Here's hoping I can give up snacking all together.