Consumer and Consumption

A week on the road is not good for thoughtful contemplation of food intake. Here are my excuses:

• I didn't pick the menus. What could I do that wouldn't be ru-u-u-de?
• Grits apleny.  FYI -"Gourmet grits" means a big cheese bomb is going to land right on your good intentions.
• Fancy salads. Nuts, dried fruits, goat cheese - sheesh. It's like eating a dessert.
• Akahol. I do not regret.

On the plus side:

• I had access to umlimited bottled water.
• I had a Curves nutrition bar (100 calories) that tasted like a Rice Krispy treat, if Rice Krispy treats had 80% more air.
• I ate more fish this week than I have in the last three weeks. Someone please measure my mercury level.

Also, there were some unfortunate food choices made when I walked into the door last night after a long day of flight delays back to Newark Liberty Airport. (Hello Mr. Bagel - let me introduce you to my pal Cream Cheese. Let's call up the Triscuits and Pepperonis and see if we can all get together tonight.) So anyway, I'm back to using the Daily Plate and I plan to go fairly low cal/low carb today to get back on track.

Running calorie count: 225 649 887 1232

Breakfast: egg and pepper omelet with pepperoni.
Lunch: cold chicken with mixed lettuce and cole slaw
Snack: light yogurt
Another snack: cabbage soup
Dinner: cold chicken with cole slaw and a tomato and a pear

• 2 eggs = 160
• 1/4 cup green and red peppers = 15
• 5 slices of pepperoni = 50
• 3 oz. orange juice in 8 oz. water = 33


• 4 oz. cold roasted chicken breast = 188
• 1 cup cole slaw = 184
• 1 cup mixed greens = 20

• 6 oz. Breyer's light yogurt = 80
• giant giant bowl of cabbage soup = 158

• 3 oz white meat chicken = 141
• 1/2 cup cole slaw = 97
• one tomato = 7
• one pear = 100

This is the type of thrilling content that keeps the blog world churning. Perhaps tomorrow I'll post some pictures of kittens and half-finished knitting projects. Just kidding - I'm lame but I'm not that lame.

Is it wrong to be impressed by the fact that a car dealership has its own bottled water? Because I am impressed. That's how lame I am.

Comments

[pam]

I don't believe I've patronized a dealership that carries branded water... my vehicles aren't that expensive. ;)

[Faith]

If you're going off the diet -- grits is one thing that's entirely worth it. I got to eat instant grits for breakfast for a few weeks in the hospital -- awesome, even if just instant.