Big Fat Wake Up Call

As I have said before, one of my favorite shows is "The Biggest Loser". I started watching Season 5 on January 1st when I decided that I too wanted to make a change. It was so motivating to me. It really drove me from week to week. I am a bit bummed that the show was bumped this week for the Presidential Election. I know, I know, very important, future of our country at stake and all. I just need my fix!

I met Kristen Hansen for lunch today at Sweetcakes (Happy Birthday 3-0 to you!). Who can resist the sugar cookies from there? Not, me that is why I have avoided downtown like the plague. So, I ordered my food and made pretty good food choices and then I order 3 (Count them, 1-2-3) sugar cookies. I downed one and a half before I left and as I was heading out of the parking lot, I grabbed another chunk to nibble on and who do you know passes me, but Bettie Sue from Season 5 of The Biggest Loser. Yes, I know! Hello! How is that for a "big fat" wake up call? Her daughter, Ali is the one that won last season.



Bettie Sue was on Oprah last week too and has maintained part of her weight loss, but struggles day to day. Here I was shoving an icing slathered cookie down my throat, then along comes Bettie! When I saw her, I was like, crap, I should not be eating this! Then I swallowed and finished my second cookie!

Then...

I come home and while I am waiting for the kids to get off of the bus, I check my email and I get this email (at this point it is a sign):


{Sweet Satisfaction}

Try these tips to satisfy a sweet tooth without compromising your goals.

1. Don't beat yourself up. Enjoying the occasional portion-controlled sweet keeps you from feeling deprived and can actually help control your indulgences.
2. Be realistic. Sweet cravings may be partly emotional, so try to delay eating if you can. Instead, write in your journal for 15 minutes and then, when you're done, reassess whether you really need that treat.
3. Spend wisely. Spend your treat calories on sweets that also provide some nutrition, such as eight ounces of light chocolate soy milk that's enriched with calcium and vitamin D; one cup berries with one tablespoon chocolate syrup; one slice whole-grain toast topped with one teaspoon Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread and one teaspoon total of cinnamon and sugar; a Fiber One Chewy Bar; a half cup light, slow churned ice cream.

So I accessed:

1. Although the cookie(s) were an occasional indulgence, they surely were not portion controlled especially when I ordered 3.
2. The only emotion I was feeling was pure bliss! How was I suppose to write in my journal if I was licking my fingers clean?
3. Oh, please! Do you think soy milk or wheat toast with light butter spread would really do when there is a Sweetcakes sugar cookie starring me in the face? Uh, no!

There it is, the reality check I need to focus. If I want to get these 5.5 pounds off before the end of the year, I need to practice a bit of self control! Thanks, Bettie!