Just Say No to Birthday Cake

My daily caloric goal is 1200 calories, and I exceeded it today by 267 calories, but am still proud of a couple of things:

- We went to a birthday party and I said NO to birthday cake.  That is a first!  

- I also said NO to ice cream.  TWICE.

- I have been fighting a headache all day and haven't grabbed a Coke yet.

Now if you know me, you know I love me some birthday cake.  While I don't have an insane sweet tooth, birthday cake makes me cah-razy.  Love the stuff.  Today was my nephew's 5th birthday and I went in with the notion that I would say no to cake, and I can't believe I did it.  That is an enormous success for me.

Same with the ice cream-- my SIL did a very cute ice cream sundae bar and I avoided it like the plague.  My neighbor also sent over a Watermelon (sherbet) roll, and I didn't touch it.

Now, yes, I am not going to deprive myself of this stuff all the time, but you see, my darling husband through me for a curveball last night.  He has been raving about these donuts that someone brings into his office, and he finally managed to bring some home.  Yes, on the day I decided to stop eating crap.  So I had the donut, but knew that it meant that I had to be really good for the remainder of the day.  

And onto the Coke thing.  I have, for a very long time, felt that Coke helps my headaches.  It's the caffeine, but also the Coke has an effect on my nausea as well.  Haven't touched it, and didn't restock at the grocery store either.

Tomorrow we'll be stuck in the house for Hurricane Irene!