Today was a very strange schedule for eating. It was a little crazy because Kristyn had lots of work to do and I had the gig at night to get ready for. Weird day.
Breakfast - Peanut Butter Sandwich - It was just calling my name! :-) This was pretty early. Probably around 8am. Maybe a little before.
Lunch - Raviolis (7) and little turkey meatballs (4) This was an interesting one because we made just 1 bag of ravioli. This had 12 in it. 5 for her, 7 for me. Which is PLENTY! But in the past, I always insisted that we make 2 bags and I'd probably eat 10-11 and then have a bunch for lunch the next day. But it was great to realize that we can get away with just 1 bag. No need for 2. (by the way, speaking of 2, it was after 2 when we ate lunch! :-)
Dinner - well, I had a late lunch and had to leave pretty soon after for the gig, so I never really ate dinner. I was STARVING by the time I got home around 10:30. Grabbed a peanut butter sandwich, a frozen lemonade pop and 2 pieces of yellow american cheese. Also chugged, and I mean CHUGGED 2 bottles of water.
Random Snacking - I really was on such a strange schedule today that I was just popping snacks whenever I had a chance to. I know I had 2 pieces of cheese somewhere in the late morning. I'm sure I had a rice krispie treat at some point, since I ALWAYS do! and I'm sure there was something else in there at some point, but I really just didn't have the brain to keep track as I was going yesterday. Regardless, in spite of the weird schedule, I think I ended up doing as well as I could.
Proud moment of the day: After the One More Once show, which was awesome if you wanted to know, there were lots of people there to say hello to. It was great to see so many familiar faces in the crowd! The last men standing were VG (choral teacher at Cresskill) and 3 alums - Jack, Sal and Furry James. We hung around and chatted for quite awhile. Jack and James were actually on the payroll for the day. VG and Sal came to watch and hang. Anyway, they were lingering around and we were chatting and then it came out that they were waiting out 10pm because that was when the 1/2 price appetizers start at Applebees down the road. Now if you know me, you know I can HOUSE the 1/2 price apps and tall beers at Applebees, Fridays, Uno's, anywhere that offers that. Many a late night were spent there.
Back in the day, it was a NORMAL week if I did something like that at least 1-2x a week. Now let's talk about the damage I would do there. Let's take TGI Fridays for example. Typical night there would include Boneless Buffalo Wings, Fried Green Beans, Triple Chocolate Meltdown and 2-3 tall beers. now just how bad is that? Let's put it into perspective. When I was doing Weight Watchers, I was allowed 42 points on my diet plan. That combination (including only 2 beers) was work 86 points!!! (And that was all as a late night snack!) Below is the usual Applebees run, back in the day.
So When I got the invite to Applebees, I had to decline. When asked why, the simple answer was "I can't handle it yet!" After my experience at Bruno's the other day, I know for a fact that I'm not ready for late night Applebees. I could do a meal there. They have their low calorie options and "Guiltless" options or whatever, but I CAN NOT handle a late night yet. So I came home and had a freaking peanut butter sandwich and 2 pieces of cheese.
I must admit, I did regret for a hot second, not getting boneless buffs and mozzarella sticks (my favorite Mozz sticks around) but when I hit the scale in the morning, it was all worth it!!!
Stay tuned tomorrow. It's going to be a tough day to diet. Another test for me. . . . . family outdoor BBQ + Pool party. Still debating if I will go swimming or not. After all, I don't want to scare the dogs by taking my shirt off . . . . . .
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