Oops I did it again!

So I decided we would go out to eat tonight, after all it is Valentine's day. And yes, we all need to learn not to associate food with events, but alas I succumbed and indulged in non plan food. Which is not allowed. So don't tell  on me.

Nonetheless I stayed on plan. Using the clues of Phase II of the plan, which allows the consumption of fruits and vegetables, I ordered a baked potato, with nothiing on it. And a salad, no dressing. I brought my own calorie free dressing. /

Walden Farms makes ZERO calorie items and they are quite tasty. http://www.waldenfarms.com

I then brought my Turkey and Beans Chili HMR meal and poured it on top of my potato. While waiting for our meals to arrive, I asked for a plate of carrot sticks and celery sticks. We used the dressing we brought and munched. It was quite ingenious, I must say. And enjoyable. WHile I did break the rules, I am proud that I did not jump off the wagon. But I hung on tight like Indiana Jones did on that Army Truck in Raiders of the Lost Ark!

I am proud of myself. 

Oh, and by the way, I was VERY full VERY quickly. I could not finish the potato nor the salad. So my tummy is shrinking, from the inside anyway.

Which brings me to another observation. Because I eat every 2 hours, I have found that I am not as hungry anymore. In fact I had to force myself to eat breakfast...2 hours after I woke up. Usually I have to eat within minutes of waking up. This is a very interesting development, but I surmise that it is because my metabolism is up. Which is fine by me.