Day 4 - Lunch

"The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry"

Indeed.

I had made my lunch for today last night, actually. Boiled some whole wheat macaroni, threw in some chili, some apples and some tuna and then at the office, I got swept up in a last minute business lunch. This happens a lot in my field.

So, I wound up at a Smoked Meat restaurant where temptation was abound. So were the foods that could derail my entire plan - like delicious, scrumptious house fries, or salad dressings with enough fat to make a warthog blush. I knew I could not avoid eating salty, fatty meats here but I did have some damage control options.

-1 smoked meat sandwich on rye bread with mustard
-1 plate of house salad (green lettuce, tomato, red pepper) with 1 tsp. of black Balsamic vinaigrette
-1/4 of a dill pickle
-1 glass of diet coke.

Overall, I was satisfied. I stayed away from the two main threats, which were fries and mayonnaise-laden coleslaw. The diet Coke is a bit of a setback because of the caffeine and the artificial sweetener now causing an insulin spike, but luckily no calories are coming with it.