Today is Monday and I spent the day working with a school in New Jersey. They are wonderful people and I really like them a lot. Many here know of the broth fast that I have just completed and the questions and comments have been fun.
Overall, it was a great day. I'm reminded of the lack of energy that I experienced at times during the fast and now it seems like years ago. Additionally, it was well, well, well worth it for me. Now I feel great. My thinking is clearer and I find that I don't get as tired.
Monday night football is a big deal for many of us. I decided to go out and watch the game at a local New Jersey sports bar. Off I went to grab a seat and get ready for the game. I wasn't too worried about the menu. I knew that I would find something that I could eat. Below is what I wrote while I was there.
Right now, I'm at a regional chain restaurant called Miller's Ale House. I told them that I was looking forward to eating here tonight and explained that this dinner would only be like my fourth solid meal in over 30 days. The response was, "and you came here?" It was kind of funny but I said that I was quite sure that I could have a great meal with something on the menu. I found it pretty quickly, Ceasar salad with Mahi-Mahi but I asked for a vinaigrette and no croutons. I probably could have had "some" croutons but I didn't want the temptation nor any guilt. I want to feel like I'm making good choices. And how am I so deprived about having hearts of Romaine dressed and tossed with a bit of Parmesan, topped with warm, seared Mahi-Mahi? How much more does there really need to be?
When the dish arrived, both servers came by and commented that although they knew that this was on the menu, neither had ordered it. One mentioned that they hardly ever serve it. Both agreed that they will recommend it. Kind of funny that making a healthy choice about food isn't so geeky I guess.
Oh, and by the way, it was $9.99.
This is not that difficult at all. I caught myself saying to the waiter, "I can have almost anything" what a change in attitude that is for me. Before I would have said, "I can't have this and this..." Before I saw this like "I can't have..." and now I find myself thinking differently. This really isn't a difficulty. It's just a change in thinking.
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