A Deadly Combination...

Confession time...

I'm cheap.  And, at times I'm weak.  You put those two things together and it can make a deadly combination.  Yesterday was a prime example of that.

I was really craving ice cream. I've been craving it for a long time.  Up until yesterday I was able to fight off that craving. However, I finally gave in.

There are a number of choices that I could have made that would have made my decision a little more "weight loss" friendly.  My first choice was to go to our local ice cream place and order the Peanut Butter Cup Flurry that I really wanted.  That would have killed my craving for ice cream and it would have ended yesterday evening.  But, I'm cheap and didn't want to shell out $7 for ice cream for my hubby and I.

My second choice was to just get some Skinny Cow individual ice cream cups. That too would have taken care of my craving and would force portion control. But, by the time you buy a few of those, you're down over $5.  Again, last night I was cheap.

So, I went for option "C", which was to go and get a half gallon of the store brand ice cream that was on sale for $2.50.   While I did save money, it was a very bad idea for a few reasons.  First, it's amazing how much ice cream you can cram into a bowl.  Don't ask me how I know.  Second, it's still here.  With the other two options, they would have been gone and done with in one night.  Now, I've got a partially eaten half gallon of mint chocolate chip sitting in my freezer, calling out my name.  And, in my cheapness, there's no way I'll throw it out and waste that money!

I guess the silver lining in all this is that right now I don't want it.  And, I suspect the kids will be having ice cream cones for dessert tonight, just to help me get rid of it!