Eating Out Challenge

Well, I've survived another week of working the LTBT program, and I haven't had any major difficulties. Thursday would have been more of a challenge since I had planned to have lunch at a restaurant with a group of coworkers to celebrate someone's retirement. We had to postpone it, though, and since I didn't bring my lunch that day in anticipation of the outing, I had to eat out anyway. I was worried the cafeteria wouldn't have anything on my eating plan, but they did have plain sandwiches, so I had one of those, trying to memorize what I ate. I think I probably had more food than normal, but I stayed away from tuna salad type sandwiches and stuck with plain turkey and cheese. The bread was no doubt more than 100 calories, but other than that, I think I did well. And it was a good sandwich.

In anticipation of eating at a fancy restaurant, however, I had looked at the menu on line to see if there was anything there I could eat. I decided that I could have the salmon or the steak salad. That made me feel a little better because I wouldn't be confronted with no good choices. Plus, I would order faster, which my coworkers would no doubt appreciate. I know my husband gets irritated with my slow decision making when it comes to ordering. So now I'm ready for next week's luncheon.

That's one thing the internet has done for dieters. Back in Shirley's day, there were few ways to know what a restaurant had on their menu before actually eating there.

Other than that challenge, I did pretty well this week. And I exercised nearly every day. My husband helps a lot by making nutritious dinners that are on the menu plan. I get home around six and find supper ready to be served, which really helps since by that time I'm very hungry and would have a hard time making supper quickly enough if I had to do it myself. And I might be tempted to eat something to tide me over.

Though I don't dwell on weight loss, I was able to lose 1 1/2 pounds last week, which doesn't seem like a lot, but is about what I should be losing, so that's fine. And I can feel my clothes fitting slightly better, even though the changes don't show up in the mirror.

This coming week a new behavior will be added: what Shirley calls the "Thin Gourmet Technique" (121). I'll write about that in my next post.