This weekend I once again took my diet show on the road to an old friend's wedding. I packed food for an over night trip, but things quickly became more difficult due to both the catered food and the trip becoming much longer. The wedding spread looked (and from what I ate was) delicious, but it involved meatballs (with bread crumbs), sausages, breaded pork chops, and lightly breaded tilapia. Compromising between eating what I wanted and just holding out until after, I ate a few pieces of fish that I painstakingly de-breaded. A big part of having weird dietary restrictions is knowing that you can't expect people to cater to them, and this lesson was driven home pretty strongly. In the future, I'm bringing a cooked pork chop or chicken breast to anything I don't the menu to.
Adding to the fun was that I can't drink. In the past, I was an enthusiastic patron of any open bar I found myself at. Now, being completely limited, I'm finding myself finding new ways to enjoy events. If nothing else, I found out that I can dance completely sober. Still not well, but at least I have fun.
In addition to being down a meal, my girlfriend and I also decided to push the trip further by doing some touristy stuff in the area the next day. My food, stretched already, was enough for a breakfast and a snack, but I had to rely on restaurants in small town and truck stops for two meals. Neither was a huge problem (once you have to de-skin chicken anyway, it doesn't matter if it's breaded), but it's hard to get to your protein limit on restaurant cooking, aside from steaks. Luckily we found a buffet, at which I simply ate chicken. In other news, I found out that I can really enjoy a Burger King Tendergrill salad. While not optimal, it's a great solution for a quick meal.
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