I cracked and had hot wings last night, in a desperate attempt to reach intestinal equilibrium, considering that the red-hot Bombay Potatoes for lunch hadn't shifted things. They weren't as hot as I like my hot wings because this is the Czech Republic, but not bad and worth the caloric expenditure.

Have you tried making lower-fat hot wings? Apparently if you take the skin off the wings before baking, they're still pretty good and there's much less fat. Or chicken-breast strips baked in the hot-wing sauce.