Traveling

Traveling isn't an easy way to eat healthy and make wise decisions. I wasn't sure at first how I was going to do it but then realized that if I just stayed focused I could, at the minimum, make better choices than I normally would have.

I went to the story before we left and bought G2's for me to drink. G2 is Gatorade's Diet drink. There are carbs in the drink but only 5 per 8 oz serving and it allows me to stay off the soft drinks and put something needed into my system like electrolytes. I also bought Granola Bars and Nutri Grain Bars to have for snacks while we were traveling if we got hungry between meals.

Yesterday was our travel day. We stopped at IHOP for breakfast and all I could picture in my mind was all their sugary meals. I had no clue what I would be able to eat but knew there wouldn't be anything "healthy" available. I decided to order a basic breakfast. Eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and whole wheat toast. I ate the eggs, 1 slice of bacon (giving vinnie the other slice), part of the hashbrowns leaving a small portion on my plate and also left 1/2 a slice of toast. I want to break myself of feeling like I have to clean my plate every time I eat. I walked away feeling good although there were a lot of fat in my meal. I had reduced the amount I ate, chose whole wheat for the toast instead of white, and opted not to get any of the sugary sweet delectable choices that were in front of me.

For lunch we stopped at Cracker Barrel. I opted for one of their low carb salads. I ate on it the entire time vinnie ate his meal and then some and I swear there was no bottom to that salad. LOL I finally stopped, ate a few slices of the fried apples vinnie had and didn't want and called it lunch. So far so good.

For dinner we decided to do a quick fast food stop so we could reach our destination before it got too late. His parents tend to go to bed early. So I chose Wendy's and had a cheddar and bacon potato with their boneless chicken wings. A new item they were advertising and it looked really good. Then I realized that some big wig in the corporate office said "let's take our yucky chicken nuggets and instead of providing a dipping sauce for it, let's cover the nuggets in the sauce for them and call it boneless chicken wings!!" Of course the others thought it was a good idea and now you know the rest of the story. Needless to say I only ate a couple of them when I decided I shouldn't torture myself like that anymore. LOL

Arriving at Mom and Pop's was a relief. It was great seeing them again and relaxing a bit with them before unloading the truck and getting ready to call it a night. Mom and I went to the kitchen and she offered me a glass of milk and some pecan toffee. I ate a little of it and then chose to eat a tangerine instead of more sweets. Bed was so relaxing and I had a good night's sleep.

This morning was as usual. The 4 of us sitting around the kitchen table drinking coffee and then having breakfast. Pop brought out the Jimmy Dean' sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits from the freezer and cooked them in the microwave. I ate one of them and then had a grapefruit instead of a second biscuit.

Then Mom put a roast in the slow cooker with mushroom soup and onion soup. She said we would make some creamed potatoes and green beans with it and have some rolls for dinner tonight. It will be so good I will really have to be strong to make myself limit my portions.

More later. Time to get a shower and head back downstairs. Vinnie and Pop left to go to the movies and I don't want to leave Mom sitting alone.