To Cheat or Not to Cheat? That Was the Question.

The last time I purposely cheated on my gluten free lifestyle was January 2, 2010. We were visiting our friends Jim and Tammy. Tammy was going to make brunch for us all. I threw all caution to the wind and said go ahead, make me a BLT sandwich on wheat bread! After all, I had been feeling terrific for so long! What's one sandwich going to hurt? Oh, and I think I'll have a cinnamon roll too. That was the last time I ever purposely glutenized myself. I paid dearly for that lack of judgment and physically suffered the consequences. I have been so diligent in not cheating at all since that date, but I almost threw that all away this past Saturday ........

Eddie and I were running errands Saturday afternoon. It was a really hot and humid day. We stopped at the grocery store for a few items. There was a girl giving out 25 cent samples of malt-based cocktails. (Malt is derived from barley, so it's not a gluten free ingredient.) She had bottles of a few different flavors sitting in a bowl of ice. Oh man, did they sound so cool and refreshing! She asked us if we'd like to taste a sample and at first I said no. Eddie said he'd like to try the lemon-blueberry flavor. I then said to him, "You know, those are just little tastes. It probably wouldn't hurt!" Thank goodness he reminded me of how hard headed I was when I first started this gf journey! That tiny little taste very well could have hurt, and it would have punished me for days! What was I thinking?

I promised Eddie I'd blog about this. I'm just as human as the next person, and temptation can rear its ugly head for any of us. I'm very thankful that I didn't give in to "just a little taste". I was taken by surprise that I was tempted, to be honest. I've watched people eat wheat pizza, cookies, and donuts without the slightest bit of envy. But now I know I can be tempted, and I know that reminding me I'm a hard head will help me to resist! Thank you, Eddie!