Week 5, Day 6: Dieting on the road

Getting up at 4:00 a.m. for a one-day jaunt to Pittsburgh is't exactly my notion of fun. But I'm enjoying, I think, the challenge of staying on my diet while on the road.

Point count so far

4 -- breakfast, 2 hard-boiled eggs, cooked last night
2 -- 2 oz chicken in a kebob at lunch
1 -- misc fats and oils in lunch
0 -- small salad w/mustard dressing (maybe 1/2 tsp, counted in above)
0 -- approx 1/2 c steamed whole beans
3 -- NuGo smarte carb energy bar* -- snack at airport
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10


*TheNuGo smarte carb bar replaces the Cliff Bar I brought along. Nutrition values are 160 cal, 4 g fat, 200 mg sodium, 24 g carb (16g sugar alcohol), 16g protein. It's not the most tasty bar around, nor is the mouth feel as satisfying as the Cliff bar. Next time I think I'll spend the extra point.

Because there's free wireless, I'm relaxing at the airport and enjoying myself playing on the internet. This morning I walked up and down a fair bit.

I have plenty of points left for a nice lamb & barley dinner when I get home.

Folks at the meeting noticed my haircut,which is the most dramatic change in my appearance since I saw them last. But they commented that something else was different. I don't know if they were reacting to the weight loss or the smug sense of self-mastery I suspect myself of projecting.