Day Five: Treachery is Everywhere

With a certain weariness, I faced the day. Though I have not had the headaches or "off" feelings that were widely reported, I know that today is going to be tough. Not only is an employee at work having her last day today (which means catered lunch and that temptation de tutti temptation—sheet cake) but I am playing in my card game tonight. My usual fare at the card game included a VERY unhearthealthy collection of foods, like Funyuns, Doritos, Fritos, Hi-fat cheeses, sugary sodas, and sandwiches, pizza, all kinds of things that SoBe frowns on, ESPECIALLY in the first two weeks.

1. Canadian Bacon Omelet (definitely ready for a new breakfast—old stories of eggs causing heart attacks continue to linger, but do not worry me. I am hoping I don't have to run for a bus anytime soon, though).
2. 6 oz V8
3. Tea

Snacks:
1. 3 Cheese sticks
2. 30 Unsalted cashews
3. 15 Unsalted pistachios

Lunch:
Chicken and Guacamole in a Pita (I removed the pita wrap like a bad-smelling turd and tossed it aside)
Pickles, Lettuce and Tomato.

Dinner:
Turkey and Roast Beef, rolled up with pickles
Half Sour Pickles
Salad

Dessert:
Weight Watchers sugar free pop—this tasted like I imagine Astronaut food tastes. Dense, and a flavor
almost, but not recognizable.

Etc.
Edamame
Olives
2 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges


All in all, it was still a pretty good day. There is no doubt that I ate more today than in recent memory, and as I noted in the title, I am constantly having to ferret shredded carrots out of my salad, and now I'm noting that I have to REALLY examine salad dressings (which contain sugar) and some Weight Watchers items (ditto). It's hard enough just to try and eat right, but when people start putting high fructose corn syrup in their fat-free salad dressings, it really can make you bum out.

Amazingly, I did not eat any really bad food—I resisted all the sheet cake, chocolate eggs, white flour, sugar and carb-laden snacks that came before my nose, and in eating range of my mouth. Even the plate of salami, pepperoni and cheese chunks that Dan put out didn't phase me. Yesterday, I actually sensed a new energy coming on. But I won't get carried away just yet.