A Good Girl Scout is Always Prepared!

Ok, so I am not a Girl Scout, but I was one in my younger days. Therefore I really should know that a good Girl Scout is always prepared. First let me tell you that I learned two different things today. Both are good, but the first one has nothing really to do with being prepared. I was sitting my car waiting to pick up my boys from school. I had picked up a magazine a few days ago and I was reading it. I turned to this page with the most beautiful, decadent, scrumptious triple chocolate cake ever on it. I am a baker by heart, so I knew that this cake would taste so dreamy. My first thought normally would be I have to make this cake. It is going to taste so good. Guess what my first thought was today? I said hum I wonder how many grams of sugar is in a serving size of this cake. That was followed by the calories, and then the fat grams. You are never going to guess what is in a serving size of that cake! There are 71 grams of sugar, 1,100 calories, and 34 grams of fat in ONE slice of cake. Not the whole cake, but ONE slice of cake! Come on, I said that has to be a misprint. After picking my chin off the floor board of the car, I just turned the page and kept reading on. Before looking at that I did have the thought that I could make it after the contest is over and have one slice and then send the rest of it to work with my Mom. Not now, I would not even eat half, or take a couple of bites of that cake. I would not have even read the nutrition facts on that cake three weeks ago; I would have just made it and ate it. I cringe at the thought of how much sugar I was putting in my body. Now if I can get to the doctor and get my B-12 issue fixed, I am sure I will feel so much better.




Now about being a good Girl Scout, and being prepared. I went to the gym early today at 5pm, because I had conference to go to at 7pm. The last time I ate was around 2pm. I knew that I would be in class at 5 and did not want anything heavy on my stomach (which I am glad I did that since class kicked major butt today, I would have thrown up). My thought was I would have time to grab a quick snack before heading out. Well I was wrong. So by the time, I left the conference and got to my parents to pick up the boys, I am starving to death. I am so used to eating 5 small meals a day, that going that long made me sick. If you were around me at this time, I want to apologize as I was very, very, grouchy. The thoughts that were going through my head were, just stop and grab a burger and fries, it is just one time, and it won’t hurt once. I thought I am so hungry by the time I get home and fix something it is going to be Midnight. As soon as those thoughts came in, I sent them out. I decided that I was going home and making something to eat. I knew I had a lot to do, but I started thinking about how I was going to get it done on the way home. I called my hubby told him to put the oven on 400. As soon as I walked in, I cut up one small potato into fries, popped them in the oven (which thanks to said hubby was preheated and ready), threw my clothes in the wash, and jumped in the tub. By the time I was finished with my bath, the fries were done and the clothes were ready to go in the dryer. I then took out some leftover chicken breast out of the fridge and ate it with my healthy fries. So now as I write this, the clothes are almost dry, my tummy is no longer empty, and I am almost done with my 2nd gallon of water for today. Just a few more sips, and I can take a few minutes to reflect on the day and hit the hay. So the lesson learned today. Always be prepared with some healthy snacks that can be taken in the car, this way the desperate feeling of what I am going to eat will not creep in and take over. Trust me this can make one a very evil person, just ask the people around me this evening.

Carrie