SOS - Dunkin Donuts Again...

It was a cold, rainy morning. I had just sat down at my desk at work, had my warm cup of coffee, and was thinking about a warm cinnamon roll...Yummm. So I mentioned to my co-worker how much I wanted a cinnamon roll and she agreed! Problem number 1 - it's never good when you throw an idea out there like that and someone else agrees with you...

So here we were, contemplating first where we could get a cinnamon roll, and second, if we couldn't find one, what would be a good substitiute. Dunkin Donuts came to mind. We've both been working out and losing weight so we knew this was probably not a smart choice but we still wanted it. But before one of us so readily hopped in the car, I heard a voice in my head tell me to do two things. First, text Rachel (my personal trainer, and I believe she was the voice in my head) to see if she had any "thoughts" on the subject - which I knew she would. And second, I decided I would go onto the Dunkin Donuts website to see exactly what they had that was similar to a cinnamon roll that might be good. That was a good move because in doing so, I navigated my way to the nutrition page, and there they were, the calorie count of every yummy tasting treat they had. After browsing through there for a while and seeing the calorie count of each item, we both decided it just wasn't worth the calories. I figured I would save those calories for a different time when I was out with a friend and we wanted to stop for a treat. And just about that time, I received a call from Rachel that she sensed I was having a "SOS - Dunkin Donuts" moment. We received the reassurance we needed that going forward with the cinnamon roll craving was not the best idea.

I wish I could eat all those yummy things everytime I thought about them, but the reality is you can't if you want to loose weight or even maintain your weight. If I had just said to myself, "it's just one ______" everytime I wanted a treat, I wouldn't have lost the weight that I did. You do have to pick and choose when you are going to have those things, so I choose to have them on special occasions or when I'm out with friends. But don't get me wrong, I still do have chocolate every day!