Day 24- Temptation

"Good habits result from resisting temptation"- Old English Proverb. Well, that's my take on temptation and I'm rollin with it. Oh man, did I have FOOD temptation today. I spoke at the CDC Birth Defects Annual Conference today. (First to answer your questions: #1- yes I wore all my band aids and #2 I did not wear a veil) LOL. So I walk in to the new swanky Marriott Conference Center in Buckhead and what do I see before my eyes? A heavenly food oasis! Oh man.... this is gonna be hard. Of course I arrived at noon (I planned it b/c I wanted to eat- I mean come on, I was their guest speaker) and they were just getting the buffet line open. Uh oh. Buffet line- I have to make my own servings- and boy did they have some yummy choices: salad with a BIG bowl of cheese next to it, plus THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING! "Hello my thick and yummy salad friend- I have missed you! Yes, I know it's been 24 days. No, I haven't called- sorry. " Then there was a big silver buffet pan of white rice- nope, I passed on it. Then there was a familiar face- carrots, chicken and OH NO- steak! "Oh, I forgot what you look like- oooh, what's that you are wearing, a gravy coating? You smell divine." I was starting to foam at the mouth and I must have had that "look" on my face because people around me were getting scared. I only had salad, chicken and carrots on my plate. I then got a broth based cup of veggie soup. Ok, first hurdle cleared. But...as I walk to the ballroom, what catches my eye? The DESSERT TABLE! Oh my, chocolate cake, carrot cake, lemon cake. Oh my did they look scrumptious- but hey, they "ain't no wedding cake". :) Will power, please carry me on into the ballroom. Whew! I did it!! Wow, I think that was the first time, that I passed on these food items at a conference. It felt weird!! So I went on and ate my healthy lunch and then gave my presentation. But, it wasn't over yet- what comes after a presentation? A break! With snack food! My God, Birth Defects does their food up right- they had chocolate covered pretzels, jalapeno POPPERS, cheese wedges and then the kicker....ICE CREAM BARS! What is this, some kind of joke? Is this like the last step in my Cleanse journey to see if I really pass the test? Well, I did, I grabbed a bottle of water out of the soda refrigerator and got the hell out of dodge. That was like dancin with demons. I couldn't get to my car fast enough. Whew! I knew this wasn't going to be easy. Sorry my fattening, delicious, evil friends that we didn't get a chance to reconnect. Someday, maybe- in moderation. Doei! (Good-bye in Dutch)