Sometimes, it's ok

So there is no escaping it. It is my birthday on Wednesday.
As I live away from home I have come to spend the weekend jumping between family homes.
It is my birthday weekend with my family and childhood friends.
Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, there is no avoiding birthday food.
The parents know I am not eating chocolate (although my mums house is filled with chocolate in the "goody cupboard") so no chocolate cake has appeared. However, chocolate cake is my least favourite so they have found a way around that.

My stomach was faster than my camera.

My dad bought be six cupcakes instead of a birthday cake. They are delicious and I am supposed to eat them within a couple of days. So I am replacing meals with them. My parents are divorced so I get two birthdays. My mum has baked banana bread as a birthday cake. A bit of a healthier alternative but combined with cupcakes, a very sugary weekend is in store.
It also means I went out for "birthday dinner" with my dad last night. I made some healthy swaps with my sides but ultimately a pulled pork wrap with sweet potato chips is still twice as bad as my own homemade dinner would have been.
I wouldn't usually beat myself up for eating these things on my birthday but tonight I will be going out with my friends drinking. I only brought two dresses to choose from, both tight fitting. And I promise you, my stomach is showing last nights indulgences. Crap!
To top it off mum is making my favourite naughty dinner tomorrow, Gammon, Egg and Chips. I can't wait as with a hangover it will be incredible, but coupled with cupcakes it is safe to say I am having a fat weekend.
But one thing I must remember is it is my birthday, I only have one a year (even if I extend mine over four weekends) so I should enjoy it and let lose a little bit.
So why not, I have the rest of my life to eat well every day.