I walked by the reception desk at work this morning and saw a big box of donuts with the words, "Eat Me" written on the box. My colleague had brought in a dozen donuts- the classic office Weight Watchers dilemma.
A small group of people were huddled around the desk, and one remarked that she was sure that Braelin wouldn't eat a donut. Hmmm... I am not so sure about that! She qualified her comment by mentioning that she had seen me turn down pizza at a lunchtime pizza party a few weeks ago- she said I was one of those "healthy salad people". In fact, I had turned down the pizza and instead ate a hearty salad that I had packed for lunch at that party. In that particular situation I didn't have much flexibility with my points for the week, and cheese has been a food that I've been avoiding for various reasons. However, this current donut situation was different. Just because I like salads doesn't necessarily mean that I don't like donuts! I carefully considered my situation: I still had quite a few of my weekly points allowance remaining, and that donut did look mighty tasty. Plus, I had a healthful and low POINT filling lunch packed for the day (a salad in fact). So I went for it! I was really quite intentional with my choice of donut too- if I was spending 6 POINTS on a treat that wasn't going to fill me up, I wanted to be certain that it tasted good! A perfectly puffed and rounded glazed donut it was. I ate it (slowly). I enjoyed it, and then I tracked it.
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