Day 14

     Starting off positive. I have noticed a difference in my face in pictures over the last few days. The double chin is disappearing which makes me happy.  It's the start of a better me.  Onto the rest of day 14.  I had a lot of opportunities to fall victim to poor choices at lunch today but made it through.  We went to the Martime center with the kids and our friends M & K.  I had suggested Papaya Thai for lunch because I knew I would have a good number of healthy choices that would be something different than a grilled chicken salad.  Because, how many grilled chicken salads can you eat?  They get boring after a while.  I had picked out what I had planned to eat ahead of time online but my plan was foiled.  We ended up at the Sono Brewhouse.  The menu was limited because of Sunday brunch and there were two choices for me 1. a Cobb salad with bacon and avocado (can't have either) or 2. a grilled chicken salad.  Guess which one I chose?  Yup the grilled chicken salad.  As others around me enjoyed burgers, fries, sandwiches, beer and fried food.  I feasted on my grilled chicken salad with an unsweetened iced tea.  I have to say today was hard.  Not because I had to chew down yet another grilled chicken salad but because it was my only choice on this particular menu.  Usually I can order something like fish or chicken and sub out the starch for extra veggies but this menu had nothing else...so I chewed it down.   Everyone else enjoyed their meals which is good.  Mine was fine but just nothing great.  Oh well.  I could have sabotaged my efforts and chosen something that would have tasted better going down, but I'd rather continue on my journey and keep the scale going in the right direction.  I am telling this story to remind myself that things don't always work out according to plan.  And even though in that particular moment, I would have rather tasted the burger on the pretzel bun, beer & french fries I sucked it up and had my salad.  One day when I really earn it maybe I can indulge and have that meal but today was not that day. 
     Breakfast & dinner were uneventful egg white scramble with berries and dinner was chicken over a bed of sauteed mixed veggies.  Delicious and very filling.  Last night we watched fireworks and I came prepared with a veggie tray and water.  I did indulge in a glass of wine last night and I really savored it.  That was the only glass I have had since last Sunday.
     Tomorrow we have the last day of the holiday weekend and a cookout with the family.  They tend to cook healthy, so as long as I stay away from bread & pasta I should be in good shape.   I have to remind myself to keep my opinions about food to myself.  Not everyone is trying to accomplish the same goal as I am.  And even if they are, it's their ultimate decision the food choices that they make.  So I'll express myself here because this is my own personal journal of sorts.  No one likes a food Nazi, it's just REALLY tough to be around food like that right now.  Some days I am stronger than others.  I got through day 14 one meal and one day at a time.