SINFULLY DELECTABLE

Between July 21st and August 3rd my family has 3 birthdays. That translates into at least 3 cakes and at least 3 servings of ice cream, but since I like both cake and ice cream I can assure you that I had far more than my 3 servings of each - and yes, now I'm paying for it. Instead of losing weight, I've gained about 2 pounds. Needless to say, I'm pretty glad the birthday season in my house is over. Oh, and on top of the cake and ice cream that we have in the house, and on top of the cake that a friend made at work, there's also the free ice cream from Coldstone Creamery when you join their birthday club. Seven and a half ounces of a delicious creamy ice cream creation, and I went for the gusto. I had the Cookie Doughn't You Want Some - vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, cookie dough, fudge and caramel. It started out tasting like heaven, but toward the end the guilt was hitting me hard, I really wanted to stop but I just couldn't do it. I ate it all. If you'd like to sign up for the birthday club yourself, then here's the link. http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/mycs/myCS_pub_home.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fmycs%2fmyCS_priv_home.aspx

The good news is that I have been working out. I just have to work a lot harder on the nutrition aspect. It's much easier to go out and jog a few miles or to strength train than it is to change your eating habits. I like to snack all day long. I'll have to get more healthy snacks to eat at work.

If anyone has any ideas for healthy and tasty snacks, please send them to me. I like fruit, but I can't just eat fruit.