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Oh, this is good. I'm laughing out loud to myself because as a mom of four kids, the guilt I feel on a daily basis is just overwhelming. I question myself: Was I too mean? Maybe I shouldn't have taken the game away, Was I not paying attention? Am I too selfish?, Oh, the list goes on and on. But that is another subject in itself to tackle.

Why in the world would I want to see how many FAT grams or calories there are at my favorite restaurant when I go out to enjoy myself at a restaurant? I can just see it, the poor soul who couldn't wait to get a night out now faces possible darting eyes from people when their meal arrives. Do you think he/she should be eating that, I mean look at the calories? That would just add to ones own personal battles. If calories/fat grams aren't listed, then there is no feeling bad about it.

What if 'm just having a bad day and really need a CHOCOLATE sundae? I don't want to be made to feel guilty because it's not the right thing I should be eating. I made the mistake the other day of finding out how many calories are in a dessert at Chili's restaurant. It's the chocolate lava cake. OMG, I'm not even going to type it here for fear it might to what it did to me. I don't think I'll ever enjoy that cake the way I did before, because in the back of my head I'll just be adding and calculating away and figuring out what I can't eat to compensate for the calories I just inhaled!

I am not overweight, in fact probably a little underweight. I've participated in the Weight Watcher's diet plan after our last child was born, so I'm pretty familiar with all that mumbo-jumbo nutritional information, and all of that IS good to know really. But honestly why do we need to know about it everywhere we go? I feel guilty enough if I've had too much, and it's always in the back of my head, Geez, well that meal is ten points and I'm only allowed 22 for the day, so I guess I can't eat that.

Eating is such a social thing. It's fun, it can be relaxing, and a reliever of stress too. Food was meant to be enjoyed, NOT to be made to feel bad because there is too many calories or fat grams. Come on now.

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