Big Faith. Little Bites.

Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done. ~Author Unknown
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It's quite difficult to get through my lists of resolutions when the world just wants to tempt me. Have you ever seen so many chocolate commercials and store displays in all your life? Why is it that they seem to know I'm only millimeters from falling off the wagon and into their dessert cart? Does somebody get extreme satisfaction of watching me drool, sweat, and tiptoe past the candy?
It's not fair. Why can't I simply love lettuce? Why don't I crave carrots? Why aren't my fantasies composed of bean sprouts and hummus?
Diets, simply put- are the Devil.
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Chocolate is ground from the beans of happiness. ~Alexis F. Hope
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With Valentine's Day approaching, merchants seem to think we are all going to quit our diets for a day to scarf down a heart shaped box of chocolates. (Darn it! Makes me so mad when they are right!)
It seems that on the first of January there were displays of all-natural fiber, lo-cal luxuries, and fat free feasts to help us weight challenged people to jump start our new year. Then, before we've even finished the pack of rice cakes, the bundle of radishes or the sawdust cereal, they start waving the Super Bowl in front of us.
And I'm not talking just ads for nachos here. I'm talking ooey-gooey ,cheesy-pleasey, chili-fied, and sauce smothered- with crispy fresh and flavorably salty chips, heaped high into a mountain of pure sin.
Enough said.
Wipe your chin and listen up.
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"Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies." - John Q. Tullius
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We are better than butter and buns and cookies and crepes! We must unite! And show places like WalMart that we are strong! That we can make it through this month of trials and torture!
That our firm bodies will be slipping into naughty elf suits by Christmas! (Instead of our traditional Santa suits!)
We just gotta look ahead. And see the light.
Crap!
My light says "Fresh Donuts Now".
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Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty. ~Lora Brody
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Seriously, if we don't put our feet and forks down now, our health, appearance and our relationships will be tested. And I want more than all the world to hold my head high and say I've done it! I've made it! I reached my goal! I've got a closet full of new jeans I can't wear and tops I can't stretch wide enough. And my mirror reflects more rolls than a Pillsbury party.
I've done it before and I can do it again. Like they say, "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels."
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Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. ~Erma Bombeck
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That said, if my husband buys me chocolates for Valentine's Day, I won't kill him. But I won't shovel the entire two-layer box of Witman Sampler's in my mouth in one sitting, either. I will only enjoy one a day- let the yumminess dance in my mouth like a velvet lump of honey- savoring the treat as a reward for holding back. For my hellish moderation and good sense.
That, my friends, is the secret to a successful diet.
Big Faith. Little Bites.
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The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. ~Bob Moawad
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Today's Five Things:
1. Rice vinegar
2. Subway
3. Blank canvas
4. Old gourds
5. Thick stew