As many of you know, Mark and I just returned from a trip to New York City. It was an amazing trip, but after a weird schedule since 12/20/2013, I'm ready to get back on my schedule. Not being in my routine sometimes causes me to trip up on my eating plan and my maintenance efforts.
All in all though, it looks like I am still in the "maintenance area", which I define as a 5 pound scale from my goal weight. A couple more ounces and I'm going to slide out of that area, so I'm going to work extra hard this week to make sure that I follow my plan. Looking back over the week we spent in New York, Christmas, and visiting Mark's family, I see some errors I made (I wrote about the buffet last time I blogged), but this past week in NYC, I did amazing! Plus, we walked an average of 20,000 steps a day (up from my normal 5,000 per day). One of my resolutions this year is to get more steps per day--but I'll save that for another blog entry.
We had some amazing meals in the culinary world that is New York. In our culinary experiences, even a foodie like myself discovered some things that I did not know:
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| Get the GD pinky down! 1/4/2014 |
- Never eat/order food when mad. I more or less grudge <BLEEEPPP> my food at one particular meal. I'm quite positive that any of my dinner companions that night would be able to pinpoint the exact meal that I'm describing. Yes, I was mad. Yes, I overate (A LOT). Yes, I have processed both of those things with said involved party and within myself.
- I like hot tea! I never knew. We went to Jacques Torres (famous chocolatier) for hot chocolate. Of course a famous chocolatier wouldn't have any sugar free options, plus I'm not a huge fan of hot chocolate anyway. (If you are and are looking for a good sugar-free option, the skinny hot chocolate from Starbucks works). I was as cold as an arctic ice block, so I wanted something hot. I looked at the menu and decided on hot tea. BANG. Wow. I never knew. I'll be stocking up now. Almost every meal from that day forward, I've had a little hot tea to warm my insides.
- I really suck at eating lobster. I looked like a kindergartner covered in milk on his first day of school trying to figure out how to open a milk carton. It was a big mess. Another discovery at this same meal...I actually liked mussels! Who knew?
- Just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's good. Today, Sunday, 1/5/2014, I went to the grocery store. I spent $196.00 for a week's worth of food. The same meal that I grudge <BLEEEPPP> mentioned above cost us $150.00. The meal was good, but trust me, it was NOT $150.00 good. Then, on the other hand, sometimes you DO get what you pay for...case in point: Mark and I went to The Little Owl for lunch on 1/3/2014. It was the best meal of our entire trip. I'm in love and will return to the Little Owl for lunch or dinner on our next NYC trip.
- Sugar Free Cheesecake (no sugar added) is delicious and divine and I need my 12 step program to get over it...
So, now we are back to reality. Tomorrow, I will return to work. The kids return to school. Everything is back on track...
With that, hopefully, I can fulfill my hopeless foodie by cooking my own meals. I might just have to hit Root & Vine for lunch one day this week. Oh, and yes, I'll be going to the Cafe at the Mall in Forest City. Oh, and maybe I'll do Tupelo Honey the day I'm in Asheville. Then, there's always Sweet Potatoes the day I'm going to Winston.
Oh hell, who needs reality anyway? Later peeps. I'll leave you with a pretty snow pitcher (<----meant to do that!)
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| Run, Kevin, Run! Central Park 1/3/2014 |
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