Embracing Seasonal Treats

Yet again a weekend goes by way too quick. I did spend most of the weekend relaxing, reading, getting some work done and eating delicious food. So I can't complain. I'm just not ready for another crazy week yet. Last night Eric and I visited our favorite Japanese restaurant at the Cape (well, favorite anywhere actually). When we walked in the waitress said she recognized us from an issue of Well Wed magazine(a Cape Cod wedding magazine), we hadn't even seen it yet! We spent the rest of the night searching for the issue at bookstores and CVS, but couldn't find it. We'll have to order online. It's mainly about our florist but it has some cool pictures of us so it will be fun to have.

I got my favorite Japanese dinner, Miso Soyaki Eggplant and I found out they changed it up a bit so now it looks like sushi. Cool, huh?

So delicious. I wish I had any idea how to make this at home. I need an Asian cooking lesson.

Anyway, enough about healthy foods. Let's talk not-so-healthy treats. When it comes to cravings for unhealthy foods, I find that people are part of one of 2 groups(unless maybe there is anyone who doesn't get cravings?)...

#1- Those who cannot have even a taste of the treat they want, because if they do they will inevitably have the whole box/container.

#2- Those who cannot resist having a little bite and if they try to, they will end up bingeing on that treat or another at a later time.

I belong to camp 2. I am quite capable of resisting an entire carton of ice cream, but when I try to give up ice cream for a few weeks, nothing good comes from it.

For the past 3 years I've had this annoying pattern in my health/body. In the summer, I can eat normally and never gain a pound. Sure, I eat healthy but I also enjoy summer drinks, popsicles, ice cream, and whatever else summer may bring. But in December-March/April, it doesn't matter how healthy I try to eat, I will gain weight. Not 20 pounds, but what I consider to be a noticeable amount. Up until this year I tried new things every time; writing down what I ate, weight training, trying to give up foods that I really like, etc.

This year I decided I'm not playing that game. Instead I am playing this game...

Doesn't that look like a much yummier game?

What I mean is, I'm not going to attempt to give up ice cream for the month of March, or refuse to buy Cadbury Mini Eggs. I'm just going to accept that I can eat a small bowl of ice cream at night and a few Cadbury eggs as a lunch dessert and it's not going to kill me. No matter how much I resist, I will ultimately end up eating them (or eating boxes of Chex cereal as I enjoyed doing last year after previously mentioned weight training classes, ah!) so I might as well embrace it.

The weight will come off in June when Cadbury Eggs, Peppermint Gharadelli and Girl Scout Cookies say goodbye for the season and fresh fruits and veggies are abundant :)

If it doesn't, I'll worry about it then. As Ted on "How I Met Your Mother" would say, "That's a problem for future Kelly."

Which camp are you in? What are your seasonal food weaknesses?

How was your weekend?