Cafeteria Style Control

You will absolutely NOT believe this. But I'm telling you true, honest to goodness. Are you ready? Get this: you can go to a buffet/cafeteria and not overeat. I'm NOT kidding!

Here's what I did today. I've been avoiding our school cafeteria because, ohmyheavens, you pay one price for everything. Everything means pizza, burgers, fries, potato bar, sandwich bar, cereal selection, dessert bar (not the sahara kind), ice cream freezer full of choices AND a soft serve ice cream machine. Sin City, USA! So I've stayed out of there for the last couple of weeks. (Did I mention the sweets?)

But today I was in a hurry and I didn't have a lot of options. So, I took myself over to the cafeteria, paid the one-price-for-everything, and (here's the key) asked for a to-go plate.

Now at this point, it would have been nice if Miss Frieda, the sweet lady who took my money, could have given me a high five, a "way-to-go," or at least a pat on the back. No such luck. So, feel free to high five yourself on my behalf.

I took my portion-controlled plate, fixed a green salad, made a tomato sandwich on high-fiber bread, got some jello and a couple of apples, and poured myself a diet coke. Bingo! Buffet success.

Also today, several people told me they were reading my blog. You better believe I'm feeling pretty good about the day overall--but don't worry, I'm not getting the big head. Because really,

I must decrease. . .
Aileen