What did you eat today?

[Susan Otcenas]

Ok, until the brownies, I was wondering what the big deal was?! The rest of that stuff was ok in my book. And you passed on bread? Really? You should get 'brownie' points for that anyway...so see...it all works out in the end.

Oh, my friend, let me count the ways.

a)I generally try not to drink my calories, so TWO lattes and 2 alcoholic drinks in one day is waaaay overboard.
b) nothing wrong with the eggs, salmon, etc., but it's really more an issue of volume. Restaurant portion sizes are too big, and I've never been good about stopping when there's still food on my plate.
c) almond butter is best eaten with a spoon, not a knife.
d) the brownies were over over the top. But Jeff threw away the rest of the pan this morning. We agreed they were too sweet.

AH well, today is a new day, right?

[GLC1968]

Yeah, I definitely understand the 'not drinking calories' thing, but I make an exception when in a coffee shop. A cup of coffee with cream (or a latte) is about a billion times better choice than a pastry and it makes me feel both indulgent and 'normal', so I don't feel guilt about it. For me, it's always been about the experience and not the calories (in that situation).

A big ole glass of OJ? Now that makes me feel guilty!

My point is that your day wasn't a 'disaster' my most people's standards. (Even with the brownies!) A disaster would be eating an entire large pizza by yourself and then consuming the free trial lava crunch cake too. Or finishing off an entire bag of Mini Eggs (not the individual serving size!) in one day. Or consuming a pint of Ben n Jerrys in one sitting and then following it up with a large stack of oreo's. Or filling a plate with deserts from a buffet to 'taste' them all and ending up gobbling them up even though you'd already eaten an entire meal. Or maybe eating all the halloween candy before halloween and having to buy more so your husband doesn't know about it. Don't ask me how I know about these types of days, please.