That's Fit

I celebrated today, celebrated the outcome of a six-month cancer follow-up that turned up nothing more than a referral for massage therapy. Not a bad deal.

The bad deal is what I chose to eat for my celebration. It started out well, with a cup of Panera low-fat chicken noodle soup and accompanying hunk of sourdough bread. OK, the bread part is questionable but still an indulgence I normally order when I eat out. The pumpkin muffin -- what I normally do not choose, with good reason -- is what set me back today. I had no idea exactly how deep I put myself in food overload, though, until I checked out my muffin's nutritional information. Let me just say this: If you are watching what you eat and striving for the healthiest of foods, do not eat a pumpkin muffin. Here's why.

Total calories: 530
Total fat: 20 g
Saturated fat: 4 g
Cholesterol: 30 mg
Total carbohydrates: 82 g
Sugars: 47 g

I can feel the sugar-induced headache coming on. I can feel the fat creeping onto my thighs. And I'm scared to peek at my scale tonight once all the gunk has distributed itself all over my body. Really, though, I'm OK with my treat. I was celebrating after all. Celebrating the fact that I no longer have cancer. A pumpkin muffin was in order. And yummy it surely was.