Day 23 & 24 - Ugh

Yikes... the days slipped away, and unfortunately so did my diet.

DAY 23:

I certainly had all the best intentions, which is usually the case with breakfast:

BREAKFAST (9:00 am)

1 cup sliced strawberries
1 slice Nutty Oat bread, toasted (didn't have any whole grain bread available)
6 oz. vanilla yogurt
1 TBSP Justin's all-natural chocolate peanut butter
Dash cinnamon

What I really wanted for breakfast was a bowl of cereal, but there wasn't any milk, so thankfully I was able to use my yogurt that I bought during the beginning of our trip. I mixed the berries with the yogurt and cinnamon, and had the toast with PB. I think that I could eat the different varieties of the Justin's nut butters everyday.

LUNCH (12:30 pm) at Brayten's

Salad Bar:

Lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers, onion, 3 or 4 cherry tomatoes
Garlic toasted rye bread croutons (The best whole grain I could find...Is rye even a whole grain?)
Diced hard-boiled egg and 1/4 cup cottage cheese
7-8 black olives and 1 TBSP sunflower seeds
Pepper

It was hard finding something to eat on the menu that would fit the plan. Especially since I was distracted with my son who was wiggling around and did not want to sit still in his high chair. I was really hoping for a big bowl of vegetable soup, but the 3 soups of the day were something creamy with chicken, chili, and tomato. I still find myself eating a lot of cold foods. I want to start eating cooked veggies with lunches & dinners, but it's hard being on this plan and salads seem like the safest bet. Most veggies are cooked with added salt or sugar.

I had my dark chocolate around 2:00 pm.

I skipped the snack because I knew we were having another dinner where I wasn't sure that I could make the plan fit into the meal.

And then, dinner was where it all went South:

DINNER (6:30 pm):

Salad with orange French dressing
1 slice garlic bread
1 small piece of lasagna
And 4 more pieces chocolate from Charlie's candies...

I managed to skip the homemade cinnamon rolls with almond icing that everyone else was having for dessert, so there is a small victory. And I certainly wanted a bigger piece of lasagna (which was super delicious)!



DAY 24:

BREAKFAST (8:30 am)

Pecan Lara Bar
Cappucino with skim milk

LUNCH (12:00 pm)

Panera Bread:

1/2 Classic cafe salad
Whole grain baguette
Black bean soup
Olive oil in the balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Lots of spices in the dressing and soup

SNACK (4:00 pm)

At a gas station:

No fruit available
1 serving of my Dr. Cracker whole grain crackers
Low-fat string cheese
1 TBSP Justin's all-natural chocolate peanut butter
No seasonings/spices

And I had my dark chocolate right after my snack.

DINNER (7:00 pm)

I was so tired when we got home that I didn't feel like cooking, so I ate a frozen Lean Cuisine instead, the Butternut Squash Ravioli.

I'm so looking forward to getting back to the plan tomorrow.