Hosting While You're Getting Fit

Tonight, I hosted my first social gathering since we started getting fit. It was a pretty easy one--my monthly book club--but I still sweated a bit over it.

I didn't want to be the "lady on a diet who only serves diet food," forcing my guests into my healthy lifestyle when they're in my home. But I also didn't want to use this event as an excuse to pig out. Or make it incredibly difficult for me (or anyone else trying to get/stay fit) to make healthy choices.

I decided to offer mostly "non-diet" food, like TGI Friday's buffalo wings, Ghirardelli chocolates, wine, and chocolate-dipped graham crackers. But I also had a veggie tray, Weight Watchers 1-point snack cakes, and Coke Zero. Some of my guests were kind enough to bring their own goodies, too, adding to the table of delights.

Taking the safe route, I stuck to veggies and even had a couple of crackers with cheese, plus I allowed myself two glasses of wine. But no wings, no chocolates, no nacho cheese dip. I know, I could've had any of these in moderation. Not all of them, lots of them, and more!, like I used to. I just didn't want to go down a bad road, you know?

The whole affair seemed to go pretty well. Everyone loved the food (even the veggies), and I sent what remained of the chocolate stuff home with my last few guests. Tomorrow I still need to work out extra hard to burn off the wine calories, but I feel like I did good tonight. Everyone had fun, and I stayed on the path to Fitdom.