Let’s see, what did I do today? I started by walking with friends then home for a bowl of cereal before pickling up Mom for swimming. After that I stayed home to do laundry and get things ready for our trip. By 10:30 I snatched a granola bar and was out the door to run a few errands before work. I finally got free for lunch at 1:30 so I ordered a chicken salad from Zorba’s. Employee Wellness was today making it a late day. Didn’t land at home until about 5:00. Stephen had recently arrived so I fixed him a loaded ham & Swiss sandwich, cottage cheese with tomatoes and an orange. As for me – I choose to have a bowl of cereal. Because it was dinner I treated myself to a 2 cup bowl! Man was it good.
After dinner Stephen & I headed out to the church. The Monica ward choir was asked to sing for the Saturday evening session of Stake Conference in a week and a half – that’s right all seven of us. I sure hope the angels show up. Tonight we had an extra practice because I will be out of town this Sunday. Also it was our turn to clean the building. I had a little 100 calorie snack from Stephen’s desk in the Bishops office. They were chocolate covered soy nuts. They are pretty good. Now we are home again and I have just finished packing. Here we go on our road trip – I am very excited. I will try to eat half way decient.
Thursday February 19, 2009 Phase Two Day 304:
Wow, I cannot believe I have been tracking my eating for over 300 days! That’s a first. So we are back from our wonderful road trip. It was great adventure and especially lovely seeing the kids and grandkids. Stephen & I enjoyed the time away from phones and demands. We listened to a couple books on CD while we were on the road as well as music, talking and just plain quiet. As far as eating goes, here are the notes I took along the way.
Thursday – Alarm went off @ 1:50am. Stephen hopped in the shower and I got up about 5 minutes later. We were out the door by 2:20 and on our way. At LAX I ate a yogurt and fruit cup. On the plane I had a small bag of pretzels. For lunch we stopped at Crackle Barrel. They serve a wonderful steak salad. I had one of Stephen’s biscuits – the best biscuit I have ever tasted. Driving all afternoon, I snacked on a granola bar and an orange. When we arrived at Thad & Angela’s they fed us tacos and chips. So wonderful to see the kids.
Friday –T & A had work and the girls had school so we had the house to ourselves and we made good use of it – we slept. Getting up around 2:00am the previous day as well as traveling all day left us ready for a sleep in. Slept in until 9:30 – heavenly. Had a bowl of Cheerios then headed to Branson. We were to meet Thad for lunch at a favorite local hamburger shop. I had a salad – good for me. Stephen & I shopped @ Branson Landing, a very picturesque shopping strip along the lake. Later I had a snack of chicken wrap and a granola bar. For dinner we ate at the ‘Fish Shack’ which is anything but a shack. It is the Bass-Pro restaurant situated right on the lake.
This is us inside the restaurant. I had a southwest chicken salad. After dinner we walked around Branson Landing then visited a place called ‘Andy’s’ for ice cream. Alexis was very proud to give the daily password at the order window. It seems there is a daily password and anyone that mentions it gets free ice cream. That’s right. We all got free ice cream – super. Actually, it is not called ice cream it is called custard because it is mostly egg with only a little dairy. It is the smoothest, creamiest ice cream type dessert I have ever eaten. Fabulous!
Saturday – we said our goodbyes early and were out the door and on the road by 6:30. About an hour down the road we stopped for egg McMuffins. I know, I know McDonalds again. I only had one muffin and no hash browns or OJ. The night before we left I packed a cooler for the car filled with apples, pickles, bananas, carrots & celery, tuna mix and bread. We hope to snack on those things today and only stop for gas, bathroom and stretches. That is of course, unless I see something or some shop I can’t pass up. Stephen is the best travel companion for me. Although he is cognizant of road conditions weather and destination timelines; he is very accommodating to a spur of the moment whim. I am very spoiled. Traveling went smoothly today – dry roads. We decided to stop at Crackle Barrel for an early dinner and am I glad we did. We pulled in about 4:00 and by the time we left the place was crowded with waiting patrons. It was Valentines Day and everyone was out in force. Crackle Barrel is a delightful restaurant chain throughout the mid-west and south. It has down home cookin’ at low-down prices. The best part is the extensive gift shop. Beautiful things at reasonable prices. I found some Valentines Day salt and pepper shakers – just what I have been looking for. I had another steak salad and two biscuits. When we pulled off the highway for the night there was a DQ right by the hotel. I decided against getting a treat because I did not want it bad enough. I think that is a basic concept of good eating maintenance. That is, having something outside of smart eating on occasion or when you really desire, yet being able to let a treat pass when it is no big deal. Good for me!
Sunday – We slept so great. Upon check in we had the option of a regular room or, for only $20 dollars more, a huge room with Jacuzzi. There are some things in life that are no-brainers. We had a wonderful soak in a hot Jacuzzi. The King size bed was about two-thirds too big as we sleep pretty cuddled up, but we felt awfully pampered. Not a lot of churches around here so we just got on the road, read from the Ensign and ate from our car stash. We pulled into Reisterstown about 4:00. Although we ate good food on the drive, once we arrived @ Tiff’s it was a different story. A couple of cookies and a banana began the snacking. Dinner was a pulled pork hogi sandwich, salad, and baked potato. We finished off dinner with a dessert of - what else – ice cream and hot fudge.
Later as we played Canasta, peanut M&M’s were consumed in large quantities. Not a very good end to an otherwise good eating day. I must admit I am glad to be out of the car and hope to be able to take a power walk tomorrow. Two days of sitting is foreign to me and I feel the need to move!
That is the end of the record. Can’t really remember the eating details of Monday or Tuesday. It was more of the same – pretty good with an occasional goodie. Now that I am home it has been back to my exercise schedule. I walked with friends yesterday as well as swam with my Mom. Today I went to step class and plan to meet Sonnet at the gym this evening for our 24Camp class. Not sure what to have for dinner. Won’t get much of a chance to fix anything anyway because I have a boy scout coming at 4:30 and gym class at 5:30. That means it will be after 6:30 before I get home. I might make a sandwich and heat some soup for Steph but if I know me I will reach for mixed berries or cereal.
1 comment:
Such cute pictures! You had a great time!
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