A TRUFFLE A DAY?
I think we've all been on a diet at one time or another, right? My husband and I have been on the Michael Thurmond Six Week Makeover Diet. He's lost 20 pounds and I've lost 15. We might have lost more if it weren't for DeBrand truffls.

When they came, my initial reaztion was a mixture of glee and dismay. A friend had sent them as a thank you after I spoke to some editors at the ACFW conference on her behalf. I could have given them away since I was on the diet, but there was no way I was going to let those mocha truffles out of my hands. I briefly contemplated eating them all in one sitting, but rejected the idea since I wasn't too fond of emergency room visits.

I stared at the box sizing up the situation. It's a food group, right? I'm sure I've seen that on the food pyramid. If they aren't they should be, and I can prove it. The diet calls for eating 2 oz of lean protein and a carb. Chocolate is a carb, right? A least the sugar is. So what would happen if I doled out one or two truffles in place of rice or fruit or baked potato? I decided it was worth a try.

My husband pooh-poohed the idea, and I almost decided not to give him his share if he was going to be a party pooper about it. But my more gracious side took over and I grudingly gave him his share. And you know what--it worked! We actually still lost weight that week. Goes to show you just how far an obsession with DeBrand truffles can take you.