Out-and-About Problems

Today is Day 5!

It was a gorgeous day today in Northern California!

My Mom and I had such a fun day! We went for an hour walk, and then we spent a ton of time at Anthropolgie! Ryan's cousin always says that you get what you pay for in candles - Anthropologie has the best! We, of course, bought some.

We were out-and-about all day, which means out-and-about eating! Green Tea with lemon at Barista's. Spring mix, peas, cucumbers, asparagus and olive oil + grapefruit at Draeger's. Red Vino. Spring mix, dried cranberries, candied walnuts and olive oil at The Boardwalk.

Simple - or so it seems. Three problems with going out to eat: 1. You can never truly know if something has been added. 2. The wait staff is always annoyed by the high-maintenance attributes you possess. 3. Everyone around you is eating burger and fries. You smell it. You want just a bite. You cannot have it.

I am very happy with the choices I made today. I worry some about the "what has been added" to my food. Going out to eat is definitely not as pleasurable anymore. I wonder what I will feel like tomorrow. I pray that it's not bad.

Here was my day:

Breakfast

• Organic Steel Cut Oats, Nutribiotic Vanilla Rice Protein Powder with Unsweetened Rice Milk, Spirulina, Fish Oil, and Stevia
• Green Tea with Lemon
  

Lunch

• Spring Mix
  
• Cucumbers, peas, asparagus
  
• Olive Oil
  

Snack

• Red wine
  
• Raw Walnuts
  
• Organic Apple
• Dried Bananas
• Organic Raw Carrots
  

Dinner

• Spring Mix
  
• Candied Walnuts
  
• 2 Glasses Red Wine
• Dried Cranberries
• Wild Salmon Burger (I was still hungry when we got home!)
  

Going out for lunch or dinner is such a common thing. There is nothing bizarre or unusual about it. Yet, for anyone who suffers from food allergies, it's a big deal to go out to eat. For the average person who is, say "dieting," they can just "order of the healthy menu." It's what I used to do.

• "Dressing on the side."
• "Hold the cheese."
• "Cottage cheese and fruit instead of fries."
• "Mustard instead of mayo."

The end. Not so much anymore. I can't have any of that! And that's hard. And that's frustrating. But, it is what it is. And at the end of the day, if I stick to it, commit to it and devote my lifestyle to it, then eventually it will just be second nature. It won't seem like such a "chore." And I'll feel good - much better than any split second of satisfaction that a burger and fries will give me!