Day 10 - Road trip!

I'm now in the third day of a two stage trip. Wednesday night I drove down to see my girlfriend. We weren't sure where to go to get something to eat, when she suggested Applebee's. Now, I wouldn't say that I hate Applebee's, but I've never had a particularly good time at one and generally avoid eating there. To my surprise and annoyance, I not only had a good time, but they have a pretty deep menu from which I an order. I got a burger, and ordered just the patty and veggies. I used my ketchup allowance for the day, and ended up really enjoying pickles, onion, and burger patty. It's another thing that I can add to the menu of things I know I can eat.

Thursday, I drove to Detroit to visit my family. In the past, I would usually eat on the road to avoid walking through the door and demanding food. Well, now I can enjoy being gauche to the hilt. While I had some cooked food brought with me, my mom had some chicken thighs we defrosted and pan fried. As a special gift, she had bought me three new spice blends: a jerk seasoning, bbq rib, and middle eastern seasoning. The jerk chicken was simply amazing, while my mom was amazed by watching me spend twenty minutes eating six ounces of chicken.

For Dinner, my mom had found an amazing sale on entire filet mignons, which were cut into steaks for our dinner. I was pretty shocked when I felt full after eating only half of my eight ounces.

One aspect of my plan that probably isn't endorsed by the medical community is my absolute love of smoking cigars on this plan. I've always enjoyed a good cigar, but now it's a fun treat that I can enjoy any time. My family might be chipping in to buy some more for me, which is good as even my dirt cheap mail order stogies are nearly two bucks a piece now.

I wrote a few days ago about being in the middle of the end. I think I'm now in or fast approaching the end of the beginning stages here. I have a routine, I know what I'm doing, I don't feel nearly as many cravings, and I'm starting to feel better about myself. I can only imagine that I'll be writing less, as I think I may have reached a bit of stability. The emotional and lifestyle changes now are going to be less pronounced.