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Mouth Watering

Anyone else wake up this morning craving thick buttermilk pancakes? Laden with butter and thick maple syrup? I did – talk about torture!! Arghh!

I resisted the urge, as difficult as it was. I made myself a bowl of hot oatmeal and sprinkled it with cinnamon and splenda, instead – to try and tone down my inflammed sweet tooth.

I’ve done well this week, with the eating. I’ve stayed on my plan and didn’t waiver. Every week that goes by where I can say that is something I consider a huge success on my part. I’m a cookie monster! I can sit and eat an entire bag of hershey’s kisses all by myself, in under 30 minutes flat without blinking an eye!

Body for LIFE does give you a free day in the plan – however, I don’t incorporate a free day at all., not in the diet/menu area at least. Why? Because I know me. If I know that today is my ‘free day’ – I lose it and go all out. Talk about lacking self-control!

Instead – I give myself a treat once a week, as long as I’ve stuck to my plan. That treat?

A triple-grande caramel machiatto from Starbucks. In all it’s 310 calorie goodness – I allow myself to have one, once a week.

Not bad since I used to drink 2-4 of those A DAY! No kidding! Before I leapt into full time self-employment and started home-officing completely, I worked for the last 15 years as a Registered Nurse in the area of Home Hospice care. I spent my days in my car, travelling from one patient’s house to another.. all day long, every day.

And do you know how many Starbuck’s with drive-thru’s I would pass on a daily basis? My territory spanned a 4-county area here in Wisconsin, and I’ll tell ya – that’s a LOT of Starbucks! I was drawn in. Sucked in. Starbucks really had a hold on me.

The lo-down on one triple grande caramel machiatto?

Calories:310
Fat Calories: 110
Total Fat: 12g
Carbs: 37g
Sugars: 34g

Image. 2-4 a day. That would be 10 – 20 in one work week. No WONDER I ballooned! Sheesh!

Now? The drink is the only indulgence I give myself in a week – but that’s only if I know I’ve been really good with my meal and exercise plan. I look forward to it – - and I’ll tell ya – - when I give myself that ONE treat a week? It is the BEST damned triple grande caramel machiatto I have EVER had in my LIFE!

There is probably something healthier that I could treat myself to. I mean, considering the nutritional info on one cup of that caramel goodness . . . I should probably look into it. But, I’m still losing pounds and inches on a healthy, steady roll, so I figure if I can congratulate myself with something I really love – and if that helps me stay focused all week long? Every little bit helps. I treat myself to it on Saturdays. I just make sure that on Sunday, I spend extra time on the treadmill and torture myself there, instead.

It is SO worth it.