The Blondie

I have a huge Achilles heel.  You’re shocked, I know. Where I work we have a caterer who supplies our lunches and breakfasts when we have meetings and workshops.  It’s good…they make a couple of good meals, wraps, etc.  This caterer makes Blondies that I can’t resist!  I mean, I CAN’T!  Today I was involved in a meeting and lunch was brought in.  I was prepared.  I tore apart a wrap and had some turkey, lettuce and a bit of mayo, washed down with a Vanilla Coke Zero.  And then washed all that down with a BLONDIE!  I never thought about dessert – I didn’t know the Blondies were coming.  It caught me off guard.

A Blondie, for the less-informed, is basically a chocolate chip cookie bar.  Looks brownie-like but it is light brown and has chocolate chips and this caterer adds walnuts.  They are fabulous. F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S.

And I had one.  I raised my insulin by doing so and probably didn’t lose any weight today.  And so what?  I haven’t had one since maybe June and I won’t have another opportunity for a while, and that’s life.  As I’ve learned from the many pod-casts that I listen to, you can’t cheat on a lifestyle.  If 80/20 is the goal, then I am achieving it.  And maybe it will take me an extra week or two to get to my goal weight, but I will get there and enjoy the occasional Blondie along the way.