It's a Dunkin' kinda day

Oh yes, I love my husband! He has been working crazy schedules at work & for the last week he has been working 12 hr night shifts. Jokingly I told him to bring us donuts home after work last night, and when I went to the kitchen this morning I found this on the counter!

I like the donuts, but love the cute little note! Thanks Babe <3

Sadly since I started my health life style change I have became kinda OCD about counting calories and meal planning. I get antsy if I don't know whats for dinner that day and I freak out what if I cant find the nutritional info for a restaurant that we are eating at. If I know we are going out to eat I will get that morning and search for the menu on line, count calories, and have my order planned hours before when even head to dinner.

This morning I was planning on making a peanut butter bowl with chocolate oatmeal. I was so dead set on this that I even put in calorie counter last night before bed. So when I saw the donuts on the counter, I decided just to crumble a the toasted coconut donut (300 calories) into 1 serving of old fashion oats. Not too bad, I only ate about 85 more calories with the donut oats than I would have with the chocolate Pb bowl oats.

 I always always always have some kind of oatmeal for breakfast. Borderline. Addiction. Oh Yes! I can count on one hand how many times in the last 6 months the days that I didn't eat my oats. 3. 3 times. You can add just about anything you want to oatmeal & its so easy. My favorite flavor is caramel apple, mmm, my mouth is watering just thinking about them. All I do is cut up an apple throw it in the boiling water, add my oats, then right before I take it off the stove I add those little caramel bits that you find in the baking section of your grocery store. Oh my word, it taste just like a caramel apple! I may just have to add a recipe tab for my crazy oatmeal concoctions.

One year ago if I would have found a dozen donuts on the counter, poor Joel would not have any left to wake up to. I would have binged on every single one. Now I can eat one and feel satisfied, partially because I changed way the way I think about food...food = fuel & I see how food can change peoples life...ie: diabetes. I think people should not cut everything completely out of their diet, just cut back on the amount & limit it to once a day or so. If you want a treat get it, split it with some one, choose the smallest size, or check the nuntrional values before picking...just remember to count the calories.