Why I don't keep chocolate around the house

My first mistake was in breaking that cardinal rule of grocery shopping: Never shop in a supermarket whilst hungry. That rule should apply doubly so in Waitrose, a store positively filled to brim with oh so tempting delicacies.

My second mistake was in believing I could restrain myself. That bottle of chocolate sauce, I thought, would be just the thing to treat myself with. A small dash on a banana would make a most pleasant and not too unhealthy dessert. A little goes a long way, and I was certain the contents of the bottle would last me a goodly while.

Clearly I was deluding myself.

Cut to the scene two days later, when not only is the bottle of chocolate sauce empty, but the bottle lies before me, neatly sliced in two courtesy of a handy hacksaw (the bottles plastic hide proved too hardy for my scissors), it's innards scraped clean. I for my part can be found resting on my sofa in a haze of chocolatey contentment.

Moderation is for those without gym memberships say I.