Today I blew it....

And frankly was glad about it.

I ate Cookie Crisp for breakfast

Washed it down with a big glass of orange juice.

Finishing it with a handful of goldfish while packing school lunches.

I gave myself the opportunity to re-read my favorite parts of a book

while stuffing my face with Fishers Caramel Popcorn.

I tried my hand at writing something different

Then didn't think twice about throwing it away.

I read through all the blogs I've been saving,

Posted comments to a few.

Then went back as someone else 

And had a little fun.

I did all the things I wasn't supposed to do

Eat junk, drink wine, read romance

Because one affects the hips, another the head, the last the heart.

I figured that one day wouldn't hurt.

But I felt guilty so the last ten minutes

Before I went to sleep,

I drank several glasses of water,

Pulled out my nonfiction book,

and cut up a piece of fruit.

Sigh

If you could cheat for a day, what would you do?

How to REALLY look at those 100 calorie packs!

I’m having one of those moments when I have a nice long conversation with myself. I’ve already had 6 of the cookies in the pack and according to the nutrition label, I’ve had one serving. Who determines one serving? Do they have normal women like myself sitting around eating cookies waiting until the button on the front of their pants pops off then say, “There we go, that’s one serving.”


Cookie, cake, and now candy companies are making it easier for us with 100 calorie packs. I open my favorite cookie company’s 100 calorie pack happy I’m not staring at an open package. Inside there are two cookies. What? You’ve got to be kidding me? A serving? My husband laughs and says, “Man what a rip off. At least you’ll know that you’ve eaten 500 calories when you finish off the rest of the packages.”

I try to forget what constitutes a serving as I get disgusted with myself and hide the open package of cookies where I can’t find it. Fifteen minutes later and I find it (Hmmm) and eat another for good luck. Another hour will pass and I finally convince myself that if I just eat the rest of the package and vow never to buy cookies again, that’s the best way to control my weight.

What’s your take on the 100 calorie packs, fact for fiction?