Lovely Diets

Day: 8
Mood: too busy to know

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios and milk

Lunch: Salad: raw spinach, bell peppper, vinegar & olive oil; smoked salmon; water

Dinner: Panera: Bistro Steak Salad -- greens, steak slices, gorgonzola cheese, balsamic viniagrette; vegetable soup; diet pepsi w/lemon

Snack(s): 11 almonds, Diet Coke (Caffiene Free)

Exercise: 20 minutes anerobic


Day: 9
Mood: busy, but content

Breakfast: Mushroom and Swiss Omlette; whole grain toast; water & coffee

Lunch: Chicken Ceasar Salad wrap; water

Dinner: Tandorri Chicken; raw spinach with roasted red pepper and eggplant salad; multigrain pilaf; zinfandel (2 glassses) & water

Snack(s): 11 M&Ms; Laughing Cow spreadable cheese & 5 Triscuits; roast beef sandwich: one slice whole grain toast, hoarseradish, slice of cheddar cheese, roast beef; cranberry cheese and sips of wine (at wine tasting); vodka tonic; lemon drop (shot)

Exercise: Saturday-- and I had to work


Day: 10
Mood: sleepy

Breakfast: scrambled eggs (2), toast; seltzer.

Lunch: Panera: Bistro Steak Salad -- greens, steak slices, gorgonzola cheese, balsamic viniagrette; vegetarian black bean soup; ice coffee

Dinner: Sushi: tuna roll, salmon or california roll; cucumber and avocado salad; water

Snack(s): 11 almonds

Exercise: Perhaps a trip to the gym is in order

It has been a whirlwind of a weekend between work engagements and social butterflying. And, all in all, I think I've come out ahead.
Two notes:
1) I am taken aback by the things we traditionally feed others -- think "lunch will be provided seminars," picnics, family get togethers, school lunches. This week, I planned two meals for a weekend training day: Breakfast - donuts, coffee, juice. Lunch - wraps, chips, cookies, soda. Pretty normal fare. And yet, as I rounded an aisle in the grocery store I was struck by the fact that I could only eat one thing in my overflowing cart: Diet Coke. Why is it second nature to feed food we ourselves won't eat to those we love. I know not everyone needs to do the Sonoma with me, but should I be encouraging unhealthy eating?
Courtney and I held a wonderful Sonoma celebration last night which included Tandorri Chicken and a wonderful eggplant/roasted red pepper salad. We put as much time in care into the meal as one might for any picnic or barbeque and the food was spectacular.

2) I didn't know how powerful sugar truly is. During the training seminar we played a "getting to know you" game with M&Ms. I was all for it, but I only made it through the blue ones on my plate. I felt a little sick from the sudden addition of sugar.
Wine with dinner last night had a similar effect, although instead of ill my mouth was very dry. This is due, I am sure, in part to the quality of the wine. But also, I imagine, the sugar in the wine. I had a similar reaction to a rather badly made vodka tonic later in the evening while out celebrating a friend's birthday.


Good Things About Day Ten:
-Sushi
-Wave 1: Done!

Bad Things About Day Ten:
-Wave 2 has no clearly set length as it's based on getting down to an ideal weight rather than a certain number of days
-It looks easier to lose track of meals on Wave 2