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Anniversary dinner
mr. carla and I are celebrating our anniversary tradition, and as is our anniversary tradition we will have dinner at an Afghan restaurant that we love. Afghan food is kind of a cross between Indian food and Middle Eastern food. There are a few wonderful things that don't really fit into my plan, so I am planning ahead today so that I can enjoy them in small quantities this evening without going too far off plan. The entrees are usually served with spiced rice - I don't think I will have too much trouble avoiding the rice. The breadbasket, however, contains the most wonderful flatbread with butter and garlic and herbs. My plan will be to have a piece of this, but not right when it lands on the table - I will wait until the meal arrives. This is because once I have one, it will be hard to stop if it is sitting in front of me beckoning. My favorite appetizer at this restaurant is a kind of pastry pillow filled with spiced meat or spiced potato (the order comes with one of each). I plan to have some of this as well, though I may focus on the meat one more and let mr. carla have the potato one. (I suppose we could ask for two of the meat ones, but mr. carla likes them both, so that's not really fair.) As with the flatbread, the key will be: I don't have to eat the whole thing just because it is there. I will eat a bite or two to get the taste, and the happy anniversary feeling that we associate with this meal, and that will be all. There's my accountability for the day. I'm avoiding carbs a bit more than usual today also - no fruit today - to account for the fact that I'll be eating a little bready stuff tonight. It won't be a perfect day, but it won't be an all-out eatfest either. I'll let you know how it turns out. -- carla http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek |
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carla wrote:
mr. carla and I are celebrating our anniversary happy anniversary, carla. |
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The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
carla wrote: mr. carla and I are celebrating our anniversary happy anniversary, carla. Thanks, and thanks to others as well. We had a nice dinner, and I pretty much stuck to my plan - except I ate two pieces of bread instead of one! 8-) There were two appetizers that sounded wonderful - the pastry pillow one I mentioned in my original post, and a baked spiced pumpkin that I really wanted to try (it was awesome, but very sweet). So since we were sharing two appetizers instead of one, I ordered a simple entree - Afghan grilled chicken with salad and grilled vegetables. The salad was greens with dates and figs, which wouldn't ordinarily be part of my plan but were wonderful. I didn't finish the chicken so I have great leftover chicken for tomorrow. I'm pleased - I had a nice meal without stuffing myself silly. (mr. carla had spicy lamb stew with rice, and cleaned his plate.) -- carla http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek |
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The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
carla wrote: mr. carla and I are celebrating our anniversary happy anniversary, carla. Thanks, and thanks to others as well. We had a nice dinner, and I pretty much stuck to my plan - except I ate two pieces of bread instead of one! 8-) There were two appetizers that sounded wonderful - the pastry pillow one I mentioned in my original post, and a baked spiced pumpkin that I really wanted to try (it was awesome, but very sweet). So since we were sharing two appetizers instead of one, I ordered a simple entree - Afghan grilled chicken with salad and grilled vegetables. The salad was greens with dates and figs, which wouldn't ordinarily be part of my plan but were wonderful. I didn't finish the chicken so I have great leftover chicken for tomorrow. I'm pleased - I had a nice meal without stuffing myself silly. (mr. carla had spicy lamb stew with rice, and cleaned his plate.) -- carla http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek |
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My feeling is that posts like this that share cheating plans are not
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Cubit wrote:
My feeling is that posts like this that share cheating plans are not helpful. not everyone who chooses to splurge on something special thinks of it as cheating. |
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You got that right. If we were that perfect, there would be no need for
diet support groups. An anniversary happens once a year, no need to worry about one day. Happy Anniversary Carla. :-) -- Cheri The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote in message 1gju61y.140d5496ldkbeN%not everyone who chooses to splurge on something special thinks of it as cheating. |
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I don't think of any deviation from your plan as "cheating"... It's all
about choices. We are in control of our choices and sometimes we make ones that are not consistant with our goals. But who are we cheating? We chose this WOE. Jennifer Cheri wrote: You got that right. If we were that perfect, there would be no need for diet support groups. An anniversary happens once a year, no need to worry about one day. Happy Anniversary Carla. :-) -- Cheri The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote in message 1gju61y.140d5496ldkbeN%not everyone who chooses to splurge on something special thinks of it as cheating. |
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I don't think of any deviation from your plan as "cheating"... It's all
about choices. We are in control of our choices and sometimes we make ones that are not consistant with our goals. But who are we cheating? We chose this WOE. Jennifer Cheri wrote: You got that right. If we were that perfect, there would be no need for diet support groups. An anniversary happens once a year, no need to worry about one day. Happy Anniversary Carla. :-) -- Cheri The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote in message 1gju61y.140d5496ldkbeN%not everyone who chooses to splurge on something special thinks of it as cheating. |
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You got that right. If we were that perfect, there would be no need for
diet support groups. An anniversary happens once a year, no need to worry about one day. Happy Anniversary Carla. :-) -- Cheri The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote in message 1gju61y.140d5496ldkbeN%not everyone who chooses to splurge on something special thinks of it as cheating. |
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