sometimes, i can't help myself

Rita and I have neglected our post of working on this blog. We both apologize. Rita, like she stated in the last entry, started a new job. She's been praying like crazy for something full time, and she got it! I'm writing this entry from work...on a Sunday. I'm a therapist at a boys residential facility. My hours suck, and includes the occasional weekend. We promise to be back on top of things this week. I'm working on some more interviews with trainers and athletes. We're working on recipes and what's next for Sift Happens.

To the point of my entry.

This is a picture of the inside of my freezer. You'll find some fresh fruit, frozen for smoothies, freeze pops and six containers of ice cream. I live with two other girls, and we all share a love for frozen dairy product. It's our comfort food of choice, it's something to cure a bad day.

I heard about Arctic Zero brand while watching Hungry Girl on the Cooking Channel. It's 150 calories a pint....a PINT. Plus 14 grams of protein. I decided to give it a go. Like many of you, I can eat a pint in a sitting. I try to buy single serving ice creams because of that. I don't like to measure when all I want is ice cream.

It's not horrible, but Arctic Zero definitely isn't ice cream. It is great, however, for those days you want to have a great smoothie or something like that. It didn't fulfill my need for ice cream. The strawberry was the best of the two flavors I tried.

My advice: buy single serving sizes. Most of the ones I get are only 5-6 points a serving. It does the job without feeling guilty.

Don't feel guilty about enjoying food. I think that's what hurt me in the past. I always felt like I had done something wrong because I ate something. Now, I started making things treats. Like ice cream. There are plenty of great yogurt and ice cream places around Nashville. I decided to make them something that I treat myself to instead of keeping it in my house all the time.

I hope your Sunday finds you well. Plan out your week of nutrition and fitness, be on top of your game.