Out On The Town
I went out to a real restaurant last night for the first still since starting my diet. It was sort of like going to a nudie bar. There was a lot of stuff on the menu but I couldn’t touch any of it.
I’m in “Phase 1″ of the South Beach Diet which means I’m pretty much doing Atkins. Well, okay, I get to eat kidney beans but other than that it seems like the same thing.
I can have lean meat, green vegetables and water. Lots of water. Mmmm… water.
So I opted for blackened salmon and a side salad without dressing. No rice, no rolls, no fun.
The meal was good but I would have preferred the lobster in butter sauce or even the chicken parmesan at this point. I also would have preferred a few beers and a huge chocolate cake for desert. So I figure I saved myself a few thousand calories and a few brain cells.
I just have to keep telling myself that “I love healthy food, I love healthy food, I love healthy food”…
Sigh.
I really love pizza and beer.
4 Responses to “Out On The Town”
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yo mera on May 8th, 2009
i love tacos, and tonight, I’ll just eat the carne asada from Cuchi Trotsky’s taco stand.
Mr. Beer Belly on May 8th, 2009
YM, are you doing South Beach too?
I love tacos but I can’t have the tortillas, rice or probably the beans… and of course the Corona and lime.
yo mera on May 8th, 2009
actually, i’m on fatkins. that taco place does not serve rice or beans, just beef tacos, salsas and guacamole.
flit on May 9th, 2009
Going out to eat is the worst part of dieting… I can do just fine as long as I am at home… but when we have to go out to restaurants - or worse yet, receptions with lots of yummy free food… ARGH!
I am going to be spending 3 weeks away this summer… no idea how I’m going to manage the food thing.