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"   On Friday, we celebrated my sister-in-law&amp;#039;s birthday. Instead of birthday cake, Joy wanted to go to Cold Stone Creamery for a big chocolate-dipped, nut-covered waffle cone filled with ice cream. (Sounds like the perfect birthday treat to me!)  The way I saw it, I had three options: \u00B0 Have nothing and feel deprived \u2014 not to mention feeling like a party pooper. \u00B0 Go ahead and have &amp;quot;the works&amp;quot; along with everyone else. \u00B0 Have a treat, but keep fat content and portion size in mind. I chose the third option, and ordered a kid-sized serving of watermelon sorbet. (That&amp;#039;s my niece, Shawny, Joy and me in the photo.) It was delicious and I felt like part of the party! I looked on Cold Stone&amp;#039;s website later to see if the calories were listed for their products. I found ingredient lists but no calories mentioned. But I know a small scoop of fat-free sorbet, while loaded with sugar, wasn&amp;#039;t too much of an indulgence. It&amp;#039;s all about making good choices, wherever you go, says Ellie Krieger. Take fast-food restaurants, for instance. In week three of Small Changes, Big Results, she notes that one typical fast-food meal can contain a full day&amp;#039;s worth of fat and calories. But you can make the most of the drive-through by making smarter choices. More and more fast-food restaurants are now catering to customers&amp;#039; demands for healthier menu items, including: \u00B0 Grilled-chicken sandwich \u00B0 Grilled-chicken or turkey salad \u00B0 Bean burrito \u00B0 Turkey, ham or veggie salad \u00B0 Baked potato with broccoli and cheese By sticking with the sorbet Friday night, I avoided falling into a common trap \u2014 the feeling of &amp;quot;Oh well, I blew it. Might as well eat what I want over the weekend and start again on Monday.&amp;quot;  I finally realized that my life will include only so many Mondays \u2014 and that I&amp;#039;d better get on the stick pretty much every day of the week if I was going to lose this weight. Now when my birthday rolls around, all bets are off! There will be something yummy and chocolate. But that&amp;#039;s one day. I can get back on the horse after a single splurge \u2014 especially if I&amp;#039;m not finding an excuse to splurge during each of the other 364 days of the year.  How do you handle all the yummy foods at weddings, bar mitzvahs, birthday parties and graduation parties? Send me your tips! \u2014 Kathy Sena "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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