Snow on the Pickets

Snow on the Pickets
February 12, 2010

I had dinner with Myesha last night. I haven't seen her since July when we were both going through tough times. It was great to catch up and find that we are both in better places now. Our conversation covered the gamut, but mostly we talked about nutrition and CrossFit.

Myesha suggested Top Spice for dinner. Good choice. It's easy to do just meat and vegetables there, and with all the spices it felt like a real treat. The waiter brought the steamed rice, but we were so busy gabbing that we didn't even bother to have him take it away. It was not a temptation for either of us.

I'm still getting into trouble with nuts. You can't really tell the extent of the problem from what I've been posting. "Blueberries and Nuts" doesn't really describe that I ate nearly an entire 6-oz can of almonds in one sitting. So I'm coming clean this morning, and I've decided to eliminate whole nuts from the house for a while. I'll keep the pre-sliced almonds to use as a garnish on salads or fruit, but I need to break this patten of eating nuts like I used to eat candy. I'd rather be fit and fabulous by fifty than eat nuts by the can.

Today I'm heading to the office in Marietta. I'll post my food journal at the end of the day.

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Food Journal

6am
coffee with cream

9am
Breakfast On-the-Go
2 cheese sticks
1/4 cup almonds (really, it was just 1/4 cup)
apple
coffee with cream

1pm
1/4 cup almonds (that's the last of that 6-0z can of almonds -- no more whole nuts in the house for a while)

2pm
ground beef patty topped with a slice of cheddar cheese
steamed brocolli

8pm
grilled salmon with vegetables
apple with sliced almonds

Activity

830am: short walk; about 1/2 mile
530pm: a quick CrossFit warmup followed by "Tabata This!"