Sweet Treat Day

How big was that croissant?

Some days the foodie wins out over the fitness nut. Sweet Treat Day is one of those days. It's

my weekly holiday-once a week I get a special sweet treat, 100% guilt free. I have a special lust for pastries and baked goods, such that if I ate all that I wanted I would weigh about 200 lbs. So the compromise I have forged between head, heart and stomach is the weekly Sweet Treat Day. I hold back on the indulgent sweets all week long until my special day.

Some days it's high brow, some days it low brow, but it's always a delight. The hard part is choosing from week to week how I want to indulge. This week it was a HUGE almond croissant from Avenue Bread. Hand made with love, flaky, buttery, filled with marzipan...so delightful.... It was about the size of my head (see illustration). It was worth waiting for.

Have you a similar lust or weakness with a fabulous, yet indulgent food? Try my tip for enjoying your fave cheat without the excessive weight gain: Pick a frequency (not daily) for your fave food and "save up" for that special indulgent day. For example, I love pizza, but only have it once a month. This means that when I do indulge, I am not going to settle for Domino's, I will be holding out for the really good stuff, i.e. quality not frequency.

Happy indulging!