I ate out today...twice!

[Schnauzie]

I ate out twice today and feel so good about the choices that I made!!! It really wasn't so tough. We were out all day today doing errands and running around. I was up really early and had b-fast really early so by lunch time I was ready to eat! For lunch we went to Red Robin and I had a bun-less burger with blue cheese on it and instead of fries a side salad with just a little blue cheese dressing. The salad has some shredded carrot in it, but not enough to really worry about (I think). Certainly there wasn't enough in it that I could pick out the individual shreds. That would have been nuts!! Then we worked on the house all day and didn't have time to get to the store so we went out again. We went to Mexican and I got steak and chicken fajitas. Of course no tortillas, and the beans/rice went into a carton for my boyfriend to eat tomorrow. I ate all the chicken and steak (and probably could have eaten more) and a few slices of the green pepper and onion, and of course the guacamole! You know, I felt totally satisfied!!! I didn't even want to eat any of the chips and salsa or beans/rice. I was way into my fajitas. It was very gratifying. Afterwards we went to the store so that we can cook for the coming week and we were both feeling guilty for eating out twice in one day. We went up and down all the aisles and I could have really cared less about the crackers and cookies. These are things that when I did weight watchers would have sent my brain into a tizzy! Four more days of induction and I feel so focused!

[imagood1]

Re: I ate out today...twice!

Congratulations on starting Atkins....watch the Mexican fod - the meat is marinaded and they normally load it down with salt so next time make sure you tell them you don't want added salt and ask what is in the marinade You made good selections so hopefully you won't have any problems.

Drink extra water for a couple days to counteract the salt & marinade!! Good luck to you.

[Shrew2u]

Re: I ate out today...twice!

Good job! Isn't it empowering to know that you can go out into "the real world" and still be able to make choices that are better for your health without much fuss?

[Elizellen]

Re: I ate out today...twice!

Well done, Schnauze!
Knowing that you can make the right choices and don't 'have' to eat offplan if you unexpectedly eat out is a great feeling.