Olive Garden Yumminess

Today, my friends took me out for a birthday dinner (YUM!) at the Olive Garden (YUM!)!!! I had already eaten all exchanges except for 2 starches and 1 1/2 vegetables. Being realistic that I was at THE OLIVE GARDEN for my BIRTHDAY DINNER, I decided to break the diet plan, but (I feel) in a great way! I had 2 glasses of diet coke, 1 breadstick, 1 bowl of pasta e fagioli, 2 bowls of salad. This gives me 3 starches, 1 1/2 vegetables and at least 3 fats. All in all, not too bad. I think I cheated well. Oh! And I *did* have an Andes Mint at the end. It *was* my birthday after all!