This week my new roommate moved in and we decided to throw a dinosaur-themed party in her honor.  We even made a rocking dinosaur pinata (and no, there are no tiny bottles of booze in this pinata, take it from someone who knows, you don’t want a flood of booze and shards of broken plastic on your floor the next morning).  Why dinos?  Well because we live in Brooklyn and if there is one thing hipsters do best it’s reliving our childhoods either via clothes that are way too small, or parties that are meant for our little sisters. 

Party planning was going smoothly until I developed a horrible migraine the day of.  So after writhing in pain for a few hours (I’m a pro at self-pity) I realized there was no way in hell I would be game to make my planned healthy dino cupcakes and various dino-related goodies.  So what does a future dietician do when such troubles arise—um she goes and buys a bunch of nacho cheese dorritos and starts early with the gin and tonics. Please, no judgement!

Yah, I know, total party food failure.  Don’t worry though, there is still a great Rx that can come from this display of sheer diet blow-off. Being a healthy eater is a continuing lesson in moderation, you can have days that are deplorable and bounce back.  So do your best, but when the food front is just not happening the way you want, remember, tomorrow is a new start (well maybe after your traditional recovery bagel.)