One Bite of a Lemon Bar... and that was enough!

Aug 07, 2014

So there I am, leading a team meeting. Catered lunch, drinks, desserts & snacks of course.  While I was able to order a Chicken Cesar Salad (skipped the roll/butter, picked out the croutons, used 1/2 the dressing...) the brownies and lemon bars were calling my name.  How dare they!?!  I've been SO good since June 21st.  And then the blood sugar started to dip, it's 3pm-ish, I can feel the headache start.  And I didn't bring my own snack (lesson learned....).

OK, I'll eat two Brazil nuts.  Yummy.  That should help out.  And another bottle of water.  30 minutes later, still a little woozy.  OK, What I really WANT from that lemon bar is the lemon!  

So I took one bite, no crust.  It was fabulous - tangy and sweet.  Then I threw the rest away.  And the world did not crash down on me.  I felt better as the rest of the afternoon passed.   And I can truly say I'm OK with this - one bite is not the end of the world.  It did not lead to more  bites, or one bite of everything.  One bite gave me the lemon burst I love, and I moved on.

Another day, another success, another positive message to myself.

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