Girl Scout Cookies. They're Baaaaaack.

*Ahem*  This is pretty much how it goes for me.  I wonder why the Girl Scout boss people choose March as the month for the cookies to appear.  It's so not fair.  January is when people try to kick new year's resolutions into place, and it usually takes until February to finally get on board.  Then *WHAM!*  Cookie season, for crying out loud.  And it's tricky because you order them like a month before-- forget about them-- and then they come at the worst possible time.  In my case, the week I decided to be super careful about my eating habits and write down every little thing in a food journal.  What?  Did I really order 4 boxes of cookies?  That's embarrassing.  Must've been a rough day. :)

To back up a few weeks, I went snowboarding in Colorado over President's Day weekend and witnessed a genius idea.  A few girls and their moms had set up a Girls Scout cookie table right inside the lodge of the resort!  People in and out all day long, hungry and exhausted.  And in my case, I simply thought, "Dang, that's a great idea!"  So I bought a box of the caramel ones just to give them props for doing it.  That box only lasted about a day, between me and 2 other people.  (Thank you to Jaide and Cassity for helping me not eat the entire box myself).

So yes, last week I started eating healthy.  I whipped out the "Super Market diet" book to follow for menu ideas and shopping lists.  I really did write down everything I ate each day, and noticed on the days I was eating right, it felt good to write it down.  Sliced apples... broccoli... don't mind if I do!

Then Friday came... and so did my 4 boxes of cookies.  Yikes!  Here's what I ordered:

The names of these cookies have changed so many times, I just call them whatever I want:  chocolate peanut butter ones... peanut butter cookie ones... caramel ones... and thin mints are still thin mints.  I don't know if I have a #1 favorite, but I do love the perfect chewiness of the caramel ones.  Mmmm!  And my least favorites are the thin mints, although they seem to be most everyone else's favorites.  In fact,  I could just throw away the box of them now and not feel sad about it.  They're waxy and don't do anything in milk.  The peanut butter ones, however... mmm.... they're crispy, soft, and perfect dunked in some milk.  *sigh*  And as for the chocolate peanut butter ones-- chocolate peanut butter ANYTHING is delicious to me.  

I shared some with Cassity the other night.  I made a "variety plate" of each kind and a few cookies of each.  Do you know how many CALORIES were screaming from that plate??  Well, just to give you an idea... a serving size is "2 cookies", which is generally 7-9 grams of fat, or 140-160 calories.  You do the math, because I refuse.  It's probably not a coincidence that I missed the last 4 days of writing in my food journal.  (oops)

So then I think:  "Hmmm... is it better to just eat them all at once so they're all gone".... or.... "Should I savor them over the next few weeks and drag it out longer?"  I still haven't come to a conclusion.  But here I sit-- home from work because I'm sick.  I have 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in my cupboard.  WOW I could really make a mess of myself right now!  But I haven't eaten any today, so far... and that's an accomplishment.

Remember how I need to start running?  Yeah.  Everything under the sun is working against me.  If it's not my own body, it's the world around me. :)  For now, I'll stay cozy inside, feeling oh so powerful with 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies... with all the control in the world of whether or not I'll eat them, share them, or save them.

P.S.  Did anyone else ever watch "Troop Beverly Hills" when they were younger?  I seriously watched that movie ALL the time!  Here's a little clip to celebrate cookie sales and what not.  Yee haw!