San Antonio Fiesta Support Group Thread Thingy

This is for all my fellow San Antonians, but all are welcome to weigh in. No pun intended.

Well, it is Fiesta time here in San Antonio and that has a lot of meaning for a lot of people here. There is certainly a lot of community pride and pride of heritage involved in Fiesta. For most it is a great reason to get out and party.

For me, it means 11 days of fighting temptation and testing the limits of my willpower. Like most festivals or cultural events, Fiesta is full of food and drinks. There are dozens upon dozens of food carts, booths, stands and so fourth; everyting from meats to sweet treats and everything in between. The last time I went to a Fiesta event, I ate my way from one ond to the other. Yeah, sure I watched some performances and saw some art peices, but mainly I just ate.

This year, I have basically boycotted Fiesta because all the food and beer is just too much of a temptation right now. I know, I should have more willpower, or make better choices while there, etc. Truth is, there is just too many of my favorite foods calling to me as I walk around and it becomes way to easy to just let myself have a little of this and a little of that, next thing I know I've eaten 2 or 3 days with of calories in one night.

Anyone here in San Antonio who has the same problems with Feista, let me know. Heck, no matter where you are from let me know if you have the same issues going to fesitvals, fairs, parades, ball games or even just to the movies. I admit it, I love going to the movies but I really miss sitting there with my huge 50 gallon drum of popcorn with so much butter on it, that your hands become slick, and the 120oz gut buster Pepsi, of cours you have to get the larges so you can get the free refills.