Another Tale of Inner Strength

[bocajoes]

Our group had a meeting today. Breakfast and lunch were provided; the only problem was that breakfast was two dozen doughnuts and holes from Dunkin' Donuts (thank God for a box o'Joe!) Lunch was a series of sub sandwiches. I said "no" to the doughnuts rather easily because I ate two eggs and a slice of cheese for breakfast about 2 hours beforehand. Lunch was also easy - I just removed the guts of the sandwich. The problem was that there was barely enough lunch to go around once, so I ate very little (maybe about three inches of sandwich guts and a tablespoon of macaroni salad.) Four o'clock rolled around and I was ready to chew off my left arm for food; consequently, the leftover doughnuts started to call to me: "c'mon, just have one...it won't kill ya and you can go right back to low carb tonight..."

I just said "no." Here's to hoping I inspire some of you.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Another Tale of Inner Strength

Good job on avoiding the donuts.

Now ... the next lesson is to make sure you have food with you ... so that you're not relying on what someone else is feeding you.

[Suzanne_H]

Re: Another Tale of Inner Strength

I attended a seminar last week that lasted Friday till 8pm, all day Sat & Sunday. The first night I just waited, but the next day I left the facility at lunchtime and went to the grocery store to pick up a bag of almonds, some string cheese, a couple pouches of tuna a few other items. I got strange looks when I produced my own meals from my purse but pffffffft too bad so sad for them eh LOL.

[chinadoll]

Re: Another Tale of Inner Strength

Yep, it pays to plan ahead and have emergency food. Nuts, cheese, even one of those ready made tuna salad thingies (if legal). But the best solution is always, always to bring your own lunch.