All things in moderation

It started as a morning thing. Then an afternoon thing. I said I was done after that.

But there was the next day. And again, a week later. And now, this morning.

You know what I'm talking about. Yeah. Doughnuts.

I'm going to blame my boyfriend for leading me astray on this one--suggesting we have doughnuts for breakfast twice in one week, and then being a sweetheart the next week and surprising me with doughnuts again.

I figured I ate too many doughnuts this week, that I was over them. But then I found one in the kitchen at work this morning. I glanced out the door, grabbed a napkin and took that doughnut and ran. It wasn't like it was someone's doughnut--it was on the table with some cookies, waiting for a digestive system to call home.

No big deal, right?

Well, if you're trying to loose a few pounds it is.

I had four doughnuts on Tuesday. One bavarian cream filled, one lemon-filled, one raspberry-filled and one glazed cake with sprinkles. One was for breakfast, three for lunch. Woman can't live on sugar alone, you know.

But we all splurge a little, right?

That's true. If you deprive yourself of things that aren't as healthy for you, like cakes, cookies or chips (and doughnuts), you end up craving those things more and eventually gorging yourself on them. I don't believe this is the first time I've written that on this blog.

There does come a point, though, when you have to learn a tiny word that can save you the agony of extra pounds and a sugar headache. That word is no.

Of course, I can't say no to a doughnut. But that doesn't mean I couldn't say no to the extra three doughnuts I had for lunch. I only have myself to blame.

Today's moral? All things in moderation. (Just say no!)

But those Donut Wheel doughnuts were damn good!