Year 4, Day 74: Running Out of Time

Today we had an unexpected conference call at 12pm (very hostile) that lasted till 1pm.  I'm sorry to say I was nearly laying my head on the desk from low blood sugar.  I walked into the square and ordered a salad from the Upper Crust Pizzeria, whose claim to fame is that salads take 20 minutes, which is not great when you are hypo-glycemic.   The only other alternative was Crown Cafe, but they also take a long time but use only old iceberg lettuce.  UC sold me their $9 Greek salad that has no feta, and one pepperocini.  Are there standards anywhere?

Breakfast

Kashi Go Lean

Heritage Flakes

Banana

Strawberries

Blueberries

Soy Milk 

Coffee

Snack

4 sticks Beef Jerky

100 Almonds

2 Cheese Sticks

Lunch: The Upper Crust

Greek Salad with Chicken

Dinner:

Cold Catfish, some chicken

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Dessert

About 32 Chocolate chips

Year 3, Day 205: Bad Scallops!

Part of my routine is visiting our favorite Chinese restaurant around the corner. Though I usually demur from eating scallops (bad scallop eating experience when I was younger) my colleague today wanted them so I acquiesced. Unfortunately, my timing was bad as we both determined that they were not fit for eating. The bad news: I had already eaten one when I suggested their unfit quality. Back at work, fearing an attack of bad-scallop-itis, I downed one hundred almonds. The final insult was that there was no walk today.

breakfast
kashi (too much for first time ever= i may be reaching saturation
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

lunch; chan shin yuan
pea tendrils
spicy beef with celery
bad scallops (returned)

snack
1 honeycrisp apple
5 sticks beef jerky
100 almonds
1 coke zero (too sweet)

dinner
hamburger
shrimp
steak
broccoli
1 very silly bbqed cauliflower

Maybe Bobby Flay can cook cauliflower on the grill. But I'm quitting that particular vegetable and cooking medium combination.

Year 3, Day 162: Bad Day, Saved by Tennis

Today was just another typical 100-almond day that was going nowhere fast. I have been having trouble with the almonds because writing makes me want to do something with my mouth; chewing gum and eating jerky only go so far. I also ate all my popcorn. Things got worse when I got home and Ruby told me she was having 'chocolate' for dessert. "What chocolate?" I asked. "The bar" she said. I asked Emily what that was, and discovered a humongous Hershey's bar in the cabinet. "How much does she get?" I asked Emily. "Four Squares" she answered. Unfortunately for me, the four squares on top of Ruby's were cut in half, and you know the rule- you have to eat those, you can't just leave them there, all cut in half. Then I remembered I had recently purchased Consumer Report's best dark chocolate and I said "Ruby, do you want to try some really good dark chocolate?' She said yes. I told her that dark chocolate was better for you than regular milk chocolate. She was eating some and then asked me "What's in dark chocolate that makes it better for you?" I replied, thinking I was about to kick a soccer ball into an unguarded net "It's not what it's IN it, but what's NOT in it-- Milk." She paused for a moment and then said. "I thought you said milk was good for you." I replied "It is, but it's sugar and milk. Now don't be so smart." I gave Magnolia a piece of dark chocolate and just told her it was chocolate. I tried a piece of chocolate halavah I got at an Armenian store in Watertown. It wasn't very good, and being five days old, I tossed it.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Lunch: Russo's ($4.70)
Romaine, red pepper, feta
chicken, broccoli, mushrooms
balsamic vinegar, pepperocini

Snack
6 Sticks Beef Jerky
2 oz 50% jalapeno cheddar
3 oz Boston Lite Popcorn
100 ALmonds (Tamari & Regular)

Dinner:
Turkey Crumble & Lettuce LEaves

Dessert
Assorted Lite, Dark Chocolates, Chocolate Halavah

Then Emily suggested we play tennis at night, which I said yes to automatically, For the first time in years, I took the first set and she took the second set. 6-3, 4-6. I could have taken in her that second set, but it was not to be.

Year 3, Day 155: Almond Monday and a loud tsking noise

Compared to a lot of previous 100-almond Mondays, this wasn't so bad. However, when you compare it to any other day, it was a nut disaster. There really only is one secret to overindulgence when all self-discipline fails: abstinence.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Snack
4 oz sliced turkey
65 ALmonds
1.5 oz Boston Lite Popcorn
2 Sticks Beef Jerky

Lunch: Russo's ($5.73)
Romaine, red pepper, feta
chicken, broccoli, mushrooms
balsamic vinegar, pepperocini

Dinner: Legal Seafoods
1 bite of Tuna Sashimi
mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette
wild salmon with tomato, artichoke
asparagus

We ate at Legal Seafoods and because of my heavy snacking, I decided to bypass the traditional wave of appetizers and just order an entree. Though it originally came with a 'mushroom risotto cake', they were out of it, which is good because it was deep fried and I wouldn't have eaten it anyway. I asked to have a salad substituted- the mixed greens with goat cheese. The waitress asked me twice if I meant goat cheese and I answered in the affirmative. Amazingly, I got an appetizer salad AND a side salad (which was mysterious) but neither of them came with cheese. I realized I probably lucked out anyway, and just ate quietly.

Year 3, Day 145: But Where Is the Obesity?

CNN takes advantage of modern Internet technology to show us exactly where we're getting fatter, and how quickly.
Go here to see it.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Lunch: Russo's ($5.89)
Romaine, red pepper, feta
chicken, broccoli, mushrooms
balsamic vinegar, pepperocini

Snack
4 sticks beef jerky
1.5 oz Boston Lite Popcorn
100 Almonds
6 Cherries

Dinner
Emily's Turkey Crumble with Cabbage
1 Ear of Sugar-Sweet Corn

Don't ask about 100 almonds. Why is that the right amount? I don't know. Why so many almonds? They are so tiny and yummy and crunchy and satisfying. I wish I could stop oh I wish I could stop. But I just can't.

Year 3, Day 112: Another 100 almond day

You probably are not appreciating how easy it is to get to 100 almonds. I bet if you put 100 almonds, and you had something to do, on the computer, or a good book to read, or a TV show to watch, and you had the cup of almonds, you'd eat them in a snap. Like crazy. I mean, you wouldn't even bat an eyelash, that's how easy it is. One handful of almonds? Half a cup. 22 almonds is 170 calories. I mean, this is like having ice cream. They are so tiny and crunchy and yummy. I really just have to enter the nut halfway house.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Snack
4 Beef Jerky
1/2 lb ALmonds

Lunch: Russo's ($5.37)
Romaine, red pepper, red onion, feta
chicken, broccoli, mushrooms
balsamic vinegar, pepperocini

Dinner: Takaara
Sashimi PLatter
1/2 Salad

Dessert
a little bit of pie

In the midst of a pie revolution. Today it was another pie failure. I Must change ratio of tapioca. I will get it right, I promise. I am dedicated to the cause.