Food & Exercise -- 5/1/2004

Well, last night was the big wine banquet. All things considered, I
was pretty happy with my eating. I'd decided ahead of time to splurge
and eat whatever I wanted, but I needed to pace myself so that I could
make it through the dinner without getting too full too soon.

I ate a lot during the champagne and appetizer period -- partly
because I was cold (we'd had a ceremony outdoors beforehand and got
rained on a bit) and partly because the appetizers were really good.
I just tasted most of the courses at dinner (though these were also
excellent). And -- considering what's offered, and considering it was
a 6-hour event -- I drank relatively little -- just a few sips of most
of the wines. I have so much less capacity for alcohol than I used to
that I prefer to play it safe, as I don't like how I feel when I drink
too much. And after last night I felt neither drunk nor over-full --
had a nice night's sleep in my hotel room downtown and woke up feeling
good -- though not hungry.

Anyway...

Food:

8:30 (home): 2 poached eggs on 1 slice whole wheat toast w/ 3 slices
melted f/f cheese

12:45 (home): 1 oz. mixed nuts

2:30 (home): 92g grilled chicken breast + 1 slice f/f cheese on 1
slice whole wheat bread

5:30 (hotel freebie wine hour): 2 oz. wine; 1 oz. mixed nuts; 6 olives

7:30 -- 8:30 (champagne reception): 5 oz. champagne; 4 "crab cigars"
-- little egg-roll like things with crabmeat in them; 4 little fried
raviolis with duck, orange, and tarragon in them

8:30 -- 11:30 (wine dinner): another 7 oz. of wine -- roughly one
ounce each of 7 wines; 1 1/2 scallops w/ apple slices and ground
hazlenuts; 3 oz. foie gras (I ate all of this :-) ); 1 oz. grapefruit
sorbet; 1 oz. grilled tuna; 2 oz. prime rib w/ wine sauce; 1 oz.
mashed potatoes; 3 oz. dark chocolate mousse and a little of the tart
shell it was served in

Totals: 2282 calories (300 from alcohol), 85g fat (34%), 174g carbs
(30%), 132g protein (23%)

Averages for the week: 1559 calories, 23% fat, 46% carbs, 38% protein

Exercise: None of significance.

Chris
262/152/ (145-150)