Bittersweet

Chocolate strawberries, cupcakes, and heart shaped cookies- it’s hard to stay away from sugary treats on Valentines Day. Though these desserts are tempting, I decided to make an easy homemade sorbet instead. I used about half a cup of frozen raspberries, half a cup of frozen strawberries, half a cup of frozen blackberries and about 3 tablespoons of lime juice for tartness and blended all of the ingredients together. Did I want to pick this option over the sweet treats my boyfriend offered to me? No. But I told myself the guilt of breaking my diet would weigh on me more than the excess calories would. My heart broke as I watched my mother dive into the chocolates my step-dad had given her. With each bite she took, the dagger sank deeper. She laughed as I pulled the top off the blender and poured my lightly sugared concoction into a ceramic bowl. If I sound bitter…it’s because I am. As I took my first bite, I thought of the chocolates I could have been sharing with her, but I had to stay true to the diet I was on. I had done so well so far. Here’s to my first Valentines Day while on a diet.