Days 293-296, 9/2-9/9/5

On Friday 9/2/2011 I woke up early to drive with my husband and immediate family to New York City, and we drove back basically all day on Monday 9/5/2011.  The weekend was very active!  We had the continental breakfast at our hotel and one or two additional meals each day.  We walked and stood a LOT, so even though I didn't have any official workouts I felt I had a high level  of physical engagement.

I tried to make low-carb choices while not strictly following the Belly Fat Cure.  I was surprised to find that I wasn't very hungry - on Saturday and Sunday I didn't even have a proper dinner and I didn't mind at all.  I think I may have been in a serious calorie defect for the weekend, although I may be underestimating the caloric content of the restaurant food I was eating.

Overall I think I did really well this weekend.  I wouldn't normally eat a white pita or a hot dog bun but I wasn't getting many carbs from elsewhere so I thought a limited amount would be okay.  I didn't eat nearly as many vegetables (and no fruit!) as I would like but it's rather scarcely available for the kinds of meals we were eating.

Friday 9/2/2011

breakfast, at my parents' house: two scrambled eggs, can of chicken noodle soup

snack, upon arrival in NYC: cashews

lunch, a Greek place: a gyro (ONLY a pita, lamb, and the sauce - mysteriously no vegetables or other toppings) and a small Greek salad (iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber, feta cheese)

9/2 lunch - my husband ate the second gyro and fries

dinner, a Mediterranean place: shrimp and vegetable casserole with lots of cheese (came with rice but I passed it off)

9/2 dinner

Saturday 9/3/2011

breakfast, our hotel: two omelets with cheese and ham in the center (fake eggs) with some slices of (again, fake) bacon, one package of plain instant oatmeal and approximately two tablespoons of peanut butter

9/3 breakfast - double the left plate

lunch, yet another Mediterranean restaurant: a large amount of Greek salad and 1/3 of an order of fried calamari

9/3 lunch - about 2.5 times this amount of salad

evening snack: walnuts and sunflower seeds

Sunday 9/4/2011

breakfast, our hotel: two hardboiled eggs, five sausage patties, one package of plain instant oatmeal and approximately two tablespoons of peanut butter, cream cheese

9/4 breakfast

I am extremely excited about my sausage.

lunch, a hot dog joint: three beef hot dogs each with a little chili and one hot dog bun

9/4 lunch - two of my three hot dogs and I only ate one bun

evening snack: cashews

Monday 9/5/2011

breakfast, our hotel: scrambled eggs (fake), few slices of bacon (fake), two hardboiled eggs, one package of plain instant oatmeal and approximately two tablespoons of peanut butter

9/5 breakfast - I didn't eat all the eggs or bacon

lunch, my parents' house: can of mushroom soup, three slices of ham and three slices of Swiss cheese

dinner, home: a smart-carb tortilla with 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, lots of peanut butter