Year 2, Day 363: Badly Numbered Boy

As I get near the completion of my second year, I noted that by my own day count I was six days off when I know the calendar says I am only three days off. Who to believe? I went back through my posts and noticed that several times this year I have double posted (two day 178s, for instance). Of course, by the time you read this I may have fixed it, meaning this post is not only meaningless but downright untrue. Such is the life of a blogger-by-the-numbers.

Breakfast
1 Slice Balthazar Bread
2 Soft Boiled Eggs
Coffee

Snack
5 Sticks Beef Jerky
50 Almonds
2 oz 50% Jalapeno Cheddar
1 Bag (~1.5 cups) Boston Lite Popcorn

Lunch: Russo's ($5.65)
Romaine, Broccoli, Mushrooms,
Grape Tomatoes, Chicken, Feta, Red Peppers,
Red Onions, Balsamic Vinegar, Pepperocini

Dinner
Robert's Fantastic Turkey Crumble
Romaine Lettuce
Broccoli

Dessert
16 semi-sweet chocolate chips

Of course the first Monday back at work is a day that requires a lot of nuts. I also noted that the days you most feel like having that something special for a treat—in this case 16 semi-sweet chocolate chips—are not so much the days you have denied yourself, but the days you have already indulged yourself. This leads me to my central and oft-proved conclusion that abstinence (from food only) is a good thing. You should be hungry. You should not feed every time you have a hunger pang. It is good, because with withstanding that hunger is important. Besides burning calories it builds character. And most definitely, keeps the nuts at bay.