It is impossible to enjoy all of the mouth-watering food at Christmas time and not gain weight. I gained three of the 10 pounds I recently lost, and as I sit here at my computer, I can’t help think of the remaining Ferrero Rocher candies sitting on top of my dresser in my bedroom.
I guess I should eat them near my son more often. I opened my package of candies the day after Christmas, ad all of my children immediately started clamoring for one. I ignored them as I unwrapped the nutty chocolat-y goodness.
I had just unwrapped the candy and held the unwrapped nugget out to pop into my mouth when my 8-year-old son grabbed it out of my hand and popped it into his mouth. His claim was that he just couldn’t sit next to someone about to eat the candy of the gods without trying it. He gets this from the latest ad, which notes that “since the beginning of time, the gods have indulged themselves…. until one day that secret escaped from their hands to be discovered by man.” The commercial urges you to share the secret of gold.
I have two more Christmas parties to get through before the new year, and I am going to have to be diligent in moderating what I eat and upping my exercise to make up the difference. It will be easier when this “secret of gold” is no longer in my home.
