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I am destined not to be healthy

You know how they're always saying you should eat heart-healthy snacks, and how almonds are great for your heart and they're a great source of the good fats, and all that stuff?

So just now I'm in the kitchen looking for something to eat while I take a quick break from working because there's no real food in the house and I'm still not dressed, so I can't go out and get something real to eat until I get a shower and put clothes on.  So I'm trying -- actually TRYING -- to do a healthy snack.  Did I avoid the ice cream in the freezer?  Why yes, I did.  Which is nothing short of miraculous. 

Instead of the ice cream, I get out a can of Blue Diamond Smokehouse Almonds.  "Almonds are good for my heart," I think as I pull off the lid.  And then a shiny thing catches my attention and the can of almonds flies out of my hand and lands in the bowl full of water that is sitting in the sink.   A  $3.00 can of almonds, almost literally down the drain.  Ugh.

Fashion Woes of a Thick-Calved Girl

It is a crying shame that I no longer look this cute in knee socks.

Reasons Why I Will Likely Gain Back The 11 Pounds I Lost During Lent While On Vacation Back Home

1.  That Gryuere grilled-cheese sandwich.  And since then, several other occasions requiring the consumption of Gruyere cheese.

2.  Maryland crab cakes.

3.  Crab and scallop cheese dip on Ritz crackers.

4.  A Mint Whisper Sundae from the Velvet Cafe.

5.  Roast pork, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes.

6.  Herbal tea.  OK, not so much the tea, but the plate of cookies, scones, and curry pillow sandwiches they gave us at Tranquilitea.  And the half a box of Girl Scout cookies I ate at my aunt's when we had tea as a thank you for cutting her hair.

7.  My grandmother's spare ribs and scalloped potatoes.

8.  Coffee ice cream and freshly baked cookies.

9.  Two quarts of full-fat chocolate milk from Whole Foods.

10.  Chili cheese dogs.

11.  That caramel pecan tart filled with chocolate mousse that I ate at Starbucks since I don't drink coffee.  I'm beginning to wonder if that was really the healthier choice.

12.  Deep-fried mushrooms.

13.  Pad Thai and spring rolls.

14.  A Boston cream, a raspberry jelly, an apple cinnamon, and a dozen glazed holes from Krumpe's Do-Nuts.  At 11:30 at night.

15.  Coconut-battered shrimp with amaretto sauce and sweet potato fries from Little Havana on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

16.  Symphony brownies.

17.  A meatball sub from Stavros.

18.  The package of Golden Oreos my sister just handed me.