Sunday March 19, 2017
Total Steps 10,010 
Total Calories:  not tracked 
Water Intake:  not tracked
Weight Loss:  (-28.2b loss total to date)

I'm not sure why I weigh when I travel and eat out. Maybe just to torture myself OR just to keep and eye on my progress or the lack thereof.

I tried my hardest to select something healthy.  I had a little tub of yogurt which was artificially sweetened (not anything I'd typically eat).  I added to that about 1/2 of a large or medium sized banana.  I also had a cup of coffee with some half and half.

I was touring around and a snack was not in the stars so I put off a snack until lunch.

I stashed left overs from lunch/dinner the day before in my room.  I returned to my room and ate a fried chicken thigh.  I also ate about two large bites of my husband's coconut cake.  This was an odd cake.  It was a simple yellow cake with a thick cream-cheese like frosting with coconut incorporated within.

Diet Day 212 Dinner

I do try to find healthy options but sometimes  I succumb to bad choices.  This evening I selected a small salad, Bleu Cheese dressing,  As a main course I shared some fresh steamed shrimp with cocktail sauce.  We had about 6 shrimp each.  As a side note, I always get dressing on the side and I just dip a few pieces of greens in the dressing.  Typically (including this meal) I use less than half of my dressing.  If I pour dressing on my salad I find it just disappears like butter on a baked potato.

Gulf shrimp for 2 with cocktail sauce.

Diet Day 212 Dessert

My husband started his official quest for a great Key lime pie.  I had a couple of tastes.  The custard portion tasted good but lacked the proper fresh citrus acidity. The crust tasted like it was something from a box mix.  The whipped cream garnish tasted canned/processed.  When we got back to our room I had about 4 bites of that odd, fattening coconut cake.

Diet Day 212 Wrap Up

At least I made my minimum daily steps.  I had a great day of touring and made the best of my meals but again, more calories than I should.  I do keep portion sizes in the forefront of my brain.  This is my reminder that eating out makes weight control very challenging.  If you are more controlled than I you an always find lower calorie meals, perhaps not the quality one might prefer.   I'll check back as soon as possible.