The Big Snow In

I live in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and as I look out my window while I type, I have about four feet of snow in my yard. I have been stuck in the house for about eight days. I ventured out to the gym twice-this morning and yesterday morning. I almost totalled my car multiple times, but was so desperate to a)get out of the house and b)work out, I went ahead and did it.

Every single one of my professional dieting girlfriends has the same complaint about this week. We all feel really fat as we have been stuck inside and eating more than we normally would. The bottom line is this: There has been baking-lots of it. We started with the vegan brownie mixes, but moved on to the regular brownie mixes and now I have valentine cupcakes cooling.

Fortunately I don't have a huge sweet tooth and am pretty easily satisfied with a small bite of whatever it is we have made. I use the smallest ziploc containers-the ones you buy to put sauce or dip in and only allow myself to fill that up with whatever it is that I am eating. So, if it is a brownie sundae, it is a little tiny one and that does the trick for me.

I am not losing weight this week, but am also not beating myself up over it and am happy that I haven't gained any. When I get back to my normal life, things will get moving again. Unfortunately, we are due for nine more inches of snow on Monday.