Traveling + Medifast Continued

The previous post was getting too long, so I figured I would post the results of the day in a new quick post.

The end of the training came and went. I began to feel MUCH better after we were headed back to the hotel. My co-worker decided she wanted to try the infamous restaurant "Juniors." They are famously known for their cheesecake. My co-worker was great and said that she would order something "to go" if I needed her too. And she would let me have only a BITE of her cheesecake so I could try a bite but nothing more.

I did decide to eat dinner with her at the restaurant. (I know, some of you might be cringing right now thinking I caved, but that really wasn't the case...trust me!) I had gotten back to my hotel room to change before we walked over and I ate a few pieces of my chicken that I had brought for my dinner that night. I wanted to take care of the hunger pains so I wouldn't go crazy when looking at the menu. We swiftly walked to the restaurant to burn some of the calories we were about to eat. I took a long time looking at the menu. I immediately said I would not get a chicken sandwich. It came with fries - I cannot resist fries. I was going to get a turkey sandwich, but it really wasn't speaking to me. What was speaking to me was a BBQ chicken salad with Southwestern Ranch on the side. That is what I ordered and it was delicious! Yes the BBQ wasn't awesome for the diet. I did put a little salad dressing on - I regret those wasted calories now because I would have been fine without the dressing. And I did eat a dinner roll (oops!).

As we were waiting for our entree's we saw a waiter walk by with 2 of the BIGGEST slices of cheesecake we had ever seen! Our eyes BUGGED out! We couldn't believe the monstrosities that were being served as dessert at this place! A staff member saw our reactions from a distance and started to giggle. We asked if those were normal size pieces and she shook her head yes. (No wonder why America is as fat as we are!) Right then and there we decided to split a piece of cheesecake.

It was delicious! Probably the best cheesecake I have ever eaten or will ever eat!

So yes, I ate off plan that night. You may think I caved under pressure but I really, truly did not. I felt good about the decisions I made. I do not regret anything except using the salad dressing. I am happy with how I acted.

I need to take these learning experiences and build from them. I am slowly learning how to handle myself in different situations when it comes to food - and I am proud of how I am making decisions.