Why should Gluttony be a sin?? It can be fun ,that is, if it is practised once in a blue moon..But this is just my opinion and not necessarily that of my doctor's..Here is an anecdote of one of my 'once in a blue moon' gluttony..( According to my calendar the blue moon comes once a month..or less)
"Lets go to the chinese buffet for lunch" my husband said one afternoon, and i knew what that meant..I went upstairs and exchanged my snugly fitting jeans for a bigger pair and my 'just the right size' top for a loose t shirt ..Ahh!! now i was ready to go..let the fun begin..
20 mins of driving and as soon as we reached the chinese joint, the neon 'open' sign personally welcomed me..I went into the place with my eyes and nostrils wide open, taking in the sights and smell of all the food..'Dont blow up the 3 weeks of diet G' whispered a voice in my head....sure..sure..i replied back..The waiting line was not very long..Thank God for it, i thought to myself..Our seats being assigned, off i went to pile up my plate..
Hmm..lets see..do i start with the fried rice and chicken or do i go to the seafood..decisions..decisions..after a moments pause i went to the fried rice section..both the chicken and seafood were neck to neck..that close, but the soup was the deciding factor..So the chicken section won..I laddled a big bowl of 'Hot and sour' soup and passed on to the fried rice..Just when i was taking a scoop of rice, the annoying voice in my head was back.."diet..remember"..ok ok..
Rather than a scoop, i took teaspoons full of rice and gave my back a pat for this awesome self control.. Then i moved on to the chicken..so many varieties..Where do i begin..That is when i spotted my favorite..The sweet chicken in sesame sauce ..yum..I almost pounce on it before the lady in blue touched the serving spoon ...
Already half my plate was full..Hmm..2 more items could fit in there..Lets see..oh yes..the green beans..These chinese buffets have killer green beans..I took a big helping of the beans..this healthy choice deserved another pat on my back..i took a good look before i decided on the last dish..It was an important decision you see..I had one rule that i followed in buffets..one plate for one section..so after this plate, i will not venture back into the fried rice section again..
Ahh..hha..i see some chicken with red chillies..i made my decision..Grabbing my last scoop of chicken, and doing an almost professional balancing act with my loaded plate and soup bowl i walked back to my table ..
My first bite..i swear there was an explosion of flavors on my taste buds..I thought i died and went to heaven..Spoon after spoon was bliss..Finally the soup bowl and my plate wiped clean, i went for the second round..now to the seafood section..
With a warm plate in hand i waited in line to get egg rolls and dumplings, buttered shrimp and baked salmon..Crunchy french fries and sugary doughnuts..There were people every where in the seafood section.. the steamed blue crab was the center of attention..Finally it was my turn to get the egg rolls..There were 2 left and just when i was going to get them, out of no where a pair of hands shot in and whisked them away..With my egg rolls out of reach, i turned with an angry 'Hey, those were mine mister'..My angry stare was met by a lovely little girl in pig tails..lovely or not, pigtails or not, i was not in a generous mood then..But i behaved..Grinding my feet, i went to the dumpling..
My plate almost loaded for the second time, with sad eyes i turned to take one last look at the empty egg roll tray and omg..it was filled with steaming freshly made egg rolls..That was fast ..and this time before anyone could reach them, i took my share and walked back to the table to enjoy them..
The second plate almost being done, my stomach was sending signals to my brain that it was full..Sure the brain is the master organ and all..but not that very minute..i over rode her command..Dont ask me how..but i did..Dessert please my brain said..Good..Good..let the food energy flow into you, i told my brain..
What about your diet, the voice asked..sure..i remember that..i am going only for fruits i answered..
I was filling out the loose pant and t shirt fast..
Dessert.. i went for fruits, just like i promised..all the yummy fruits and maybe a cookie or 2 and a teeny weeny piece of cake and a lick of ice cream too..I gobbled them all up..
And just when i was contemplating on going for another small cookie..my brain sent out a very powerful image of myself, not walking but being rolled out of the restaurant ..and that did it..all thoughts of the final cookie were out..The bill being paid, thank fully i walked and was not rolled out to the car..
Aaahh!! A fantastic lunch i tell you...But my weighing scale dint think so the next morning..Sighhh!!!
So back i went to the lettuce and carrot diet..crunch..munch..Happy Eating everyone!!
