Office Fare

This morning when I walked into the kitchen at work there was the sweet aroma of something disastrous to my new eating habits. I quickly surveyed the little room to see a white box that in my mind had angels floating around it coaxing me to look inside. I glanced over my shoulder making sure no one would catch me in my endeavor and opened the box. I’m not going to lie, a minute part of me (and we are talking small here) wanted the box to be empty or filled with snakes, but no. Inside was the glorious round morsels I was hoping for, cooked in fat and coated with sugar not to disappoint…donuts. I immediately threw my Central Market Organic Buckwheat, Barley and Blueberry Waffles into the freezer and dove head first into my new breakfast! By the way those waffles are amazing, but let’s face it I’ve eaten 2 every morning for the last 3 months, I was weak and my taste buds were bored. I grabbed one chocolate iced and one glazed. They were amazing and to my surprise I didn’t feel as guilty as I felt I should have. Why? I’m not sure, they didn’t make me feel bloated and I certainly wasn’t planning to eat the whole box. Maybe I made a secret vow to myself to work them off, I don’t recall that part but you just never know! I did good with lunch, the white to a hardboiled egg (my sister would freak to find out I threw the yolk away) a blueberry scone, reduced calorie Laughing Cow spreadable cheese with vegetable crackers and a handful of grapes. Impressive I know and very filling. A little note on the eggs, make sure you get ALL of the shell off. The other day while eating this exact lunch I missed a tiny piece and bit down right on top of it! UGH it’s the equivalent to nails on a chalkboard for your mouth and a small step up from tin foil! It’s giving me shivers; I can’t talk about it anymore!! After lunch I had the same dilemma as the morning. The kitchen held yet another glutinous item that called me in, a birthday cake. I thought for about 3 ½ seconds before I committed to a small slice. I ate all but the last bite, as much as I wanted to eat it I knew I was full and shouldn’t. I thought about today’s blog and how I would have to own up to it if I finished the cake just so I wouldn’t be considered wasteful. As I stared into the multicolored sprinkles and the fork already in place, I did something I’ve rarely ever done,…I threw it away! I usually even keep the plastic silverware to use later, not this time I needed to throw it out before I could regret one more bite!!


This was in my mind a successful day, I indulged where needed and said no when I was full…awesome!