Oh Birthdays...

A birthday celebration took place today at work. I do love birthdays, who doesn’t?? A day all about you! However, today’s birthday celebration was not in honor of me but for a co-worker. She has recently joined our office and we had to “initiate” her into the birthday celebration ritual, which basically means having decorations on every surface of your desk. (Shoot! I should’ve taken a picture!)

So we have the decorations covered, thanks to yours truly and another sneaky co-worker, presents, and what else… CUPCAKES!!!! No birthday would be complete without the previously stated. And if anyone truly knows me, they know that I love me some sweets and normally have a difficult time stopping at one, hence why I was overweight for the majority of the life. Anyways! Since I have been on my weight loss journey, sweets and I have established a love/hate relationship. I love to eat them but my body hates them. 

This morning I walk into the break room and low and behold there they are… beautiful cupcakes!!!! If there could be a light glowing about them and angels singing “aaaaahhhhh” it would have been a perfect moment. I think to myself “Crap! I really want one! No! It’s only 8 am for crying out loud!” I continue to have this back and forth conversation with myself and finally decide against having one. I go to my desk and start my days work. Now the thing you should know is to get to my desk, I have to walk past the break room EVERYTIME!! And everytime those delicious little devils are calling my name. “Bridgette!!!!”

I finally decide that I need  want some chocolate, but I know that the cupcakes will cost be roughly 300-400 calories, that is not in my calorie budget folks! I settle for a small 50 calorie Peppermint Pattie and the urge for more chocolate is gone. It is a small step but it is a step in the right direction.

We all have our weaknesses and temptations, we may not always get it right but if we keep striving to be better it won’t always be a struggle. Take it one day, one step, and one breath at a time.