Day 35 --- Work and Play

Day 35 ---  Good work and good fun

Today is Tuesday and what a great day it has been! Like many people, I really enjoy working. I especially enjoy working with schools. And there's nothing much better than that except for maybe working with the school with a really wonderful people. Well I've been blessed to have all of those while working with Kings Christian school in Cherry Hill New Jersey.

I started my day with an apple and some nuts. Simple breakfast, but one that I really like. When it was time for lunch, we went over to a famous sandwich shop called The Boyz. Amazingly they had the absolute perfect thing for me to eat. They call it a sub in a tub. For those of you who might not be familiar with the term sub, it is short for submarine, that might not of helped but a sandwich in the shape of a submarine is called a sub sandwich.  What they do is they take all the lettuce and tomatoes and all of the meets that you would add and they serve it in a bowl so that you get all the flavors without the bread. It was to say, it was delicious. 

After a good day of work, my friend John, the head of the administrative team, took me to see the Philadelphia Flyers play hockey.  It was a great game! And of course the Flyers won which made it even better.

Getting back to the diet, I've been told that I can take one meal per week and kind of go crazy. I've been saving up for this night. So, I went to bit crazy. I had a half of a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. And then later on had about a half a serving of softserve ice cream. I have to say it was delicious but it wasn't like I was thinking that I've really been missing a lot by not being able to eat this type of food.  

Well that's all for now. I hope that all is great and healthy with you.

Day 34 -- Great new life

Day 34 -- What a great new life

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.