Yesterday evening was quite a challenge. It was my first exposure to attempting a vegan diet in polite company. And I’d give myself a good solid “C+” for the experience. Here is how the day went:
Breakfast: An early one of WW toast, two slices with hummus. Was a little nervous over preparing for the trip so didn’t have anything else.
Lunch: PB&J – WW bread. Made the sandwich before leaving the house. So, I give myself an “A” for planning ahead.
Afternoon Snack: While on the plane from MCI to CIN, I had two tiny bags of peanuts. Good enough.
Dinner: Here was the part that had me concerned. I joined three female clients for dinner at a Mexican restaurant, “La Fiesta’s”. This place is really very nice and the food is great. And cheap. Remarkably cheap. And they had a special on margaritas for $1.99. How can you beat that? So, I had one of those and a Negra Medelo with the meal. So, looking at the menu, they had a vegetarian section. So, how hard can that be? I ordered a veggie burrito with no cheese. That should be pretty straight forward. The waiter didn’t speak very good English so I had to say it a few times. It was noisy and he couldn’t hear me very well either. So, without grandstanding, I tried to get my point across as well as I could. The three ladies were beginning to wonder, I think. Anyway, the burrito looked great, and it was, but it had about a tablespoon of sour cream in it. And I didn’t know it until I was a third into it. So, I took it apart, as much as possible and scooped out as much as I could. And then proceeded to eat whatever didn’t look like sour cream. It was somewhat of a mess but we managed. I also had ordered beans and rice, but didn’t get that. So, I had to order that separate. And the beans came with a drizzle of cheese melted across the top of that. So, I had to fuss with that also. All totaled, I probably consumed a teaspoon of dairy. Lesson learned, you have to say “No diary” also. And my advisor warned me about that, I just forgot. I’ll do better next time.
Breakfast Today: The classic Hot Hotel Breakfast. I had mixed fruit, orange juice, a fruit danish, oatmeal, two slices of bread (almost WW), bran cereal, and three pads of margarine. That should hold me…
I understand the agency has chicken salad for me to eat for lunch. They said they would order something else for me when we got together this AM.
Guess I better get my notes together for the meeting.
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