Day 17 - Half a Pound

Woo, hoo.  Ok, we're continuing to trend the right way.  I was a bit worried yesterday as I had a decently big dinner.  I didn't really stop when I was full, but I was eating spinach to get to that point so it should have been mainly low calories for that meal. 

Today is going to be a bit more of a challenge.  I have a half day off work and so does my wife so we're going out for lunch.  Plus we'd already planned with the kids to cooking chicken wings and baked potatoes for dinner.  Wings are always a temptation to eat too much.  I'll most likely cook up some spinach or make a salad to go along with that meal so I can fill up on that before I eat too many wings.  I think this is one of the keys to making good choices - think ahead.  It makes it easier when presented with a situation where you could go hog wild.  Have a game plan in mind and it's easier to stick with it. 

So, with that.  Today's meals:
Breakfast:  Kinda forgot so just a hand full of pistachios.  I resupplied my work stash.
Lunch:  BLT with side salad.  Used blue cheese dressing - not the healthiest choice. 
Snack:  Homemade popcorn, Diet Mt. Dew. 
Dinner:  We went to Culver's with some family.  Diverted from our original plan but I had enough time to google nutrition information and make a bit of a game plan.  I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and a regular sized order of crinkle fries.  The fries were definitely not the best choice I could make but I splurged a bit.  I didn't order any ice cream or custard.  I did however finish off my wife and kid's cement mixer or whatever the hell they call their blizzards.  I probably had the equivalent of half a small one of those.  So, I'd guestimate 3-400 calories in that alone. 

Exercise:  Walked around our downtown area a bit after lunch.  Not huge, but something more than my normal routine.

I'm sure I sound repetitive, it wasn't the healthiest day for meals, however I did make decent choices out of my provided options.  I could have gone full on salads only at both places and that would have been much healthier, however the choices I made are a big step in the right direction for me.  Normally I would have a huge burger, large fries, normal Mt. Dew and blizzard of my own.  My theory is that if I keep on making better choices across the board it will eventually be much easier to make that "salad only" call at a restaurant.  <Insert some sort of "the 1,000 mile journey starts with one step" kinda inspirational quote here.> 

Seventeen days down.