Man, It's Hot!

The entire country has been stuck in the middle of a major heat wave ( I mean it is summer, right?) this past week.  I, with my usual sense of great timing planned a trip to work in Yuma, Arizona this past week.  I don't think it really matters that the rest of the country was suffering too, I think it's always hot in Yuma.  The mercury rose to around 115 degrees while I was there, and yes, it is a dry heat, but when it's 115 degrees does it really matter?????   I haven't really been eating much exciting or otherwise this week, for 2 reasons.  First of all, did I mention it's hot?  Normally, heat doesn't really kill my appetite, but it served as a good excuse to lighten up.  Secondly, I'm trying to lose a few pounds in preparation for vacation in October.  We are going to Costa Rica this year, and my goal is to be fit as a fiddle...or at least 20 pounds lighter.  Anyway, traveling this week, I WAS A ROCK...focused, avoiding fast food (even IN n OUT Burger) wah.wah.  I was on the treadmill, counting my calories on MYFITNESSPAL.COM, and I would not be swayed.  Until today.....  I've been helping with the Basic Pastry Techniques class every Saturday.  Today, the students learned creme brulee, creme caramel, bread pudding WITH apricots mascerated in brandy and black raspberries, they also learned how to make puff pastry which became Apple Chaussons, and they made sweet dough that became cinnamon rolls...I had 2 bites of bread pudding and walked away!  Yes, I walked away..a pillar against the evil sugar.  I came home, changed my clothes and headed straight to the treadmill, and to serve as a little inspiration(and a cautionary tale) I turned on "Half Ton Teen", to see a 19 year old that weighed 825 pounds...I'm not about to judge, but seeing it, pushed me a little longer on the old treadmill, if you know what I'm saying.  So, I bound upstairs, bread pudding burned off to find Dan making 2 loaves of homemade bread and informing me that he was making pizza for dinner.....so, it was turkey pepperoni and I ate 2 pieces instead of the 1/2 of the pizza I would normally gobble down....at the end of the day, I have only one thing to say..."I feel happy of myself"  Watch the video...you'll see....   oh, great, it's 9:30pm and he is back in the kitchen making chocolate chip cookies...ugh!