Member Detox Blog- Day 22

DAY 22
I’ve eaten out a lot this week (particularly considering I’m on detox) and I’ve learned some interesting things. One, I can usually safely eat only about 1 or 2 items on the menu, so it’s very, very limited. Two, I’m usually happy with what I get anyways. Yesterday, I had dinner at Stronghill Dining Co. and though it was tough to pass on the bread (and the wine), I was perfectly happy with my roasted chicken and sides. Tonight, I had dinner at Aziza’s on Main (a neighborhood joint that is quickly becoming one of my favorites) and it, too, was really delicious. In both cases, I had to ask them to leave off the butter sauce, and in both cases, I didn’t miss the butter sauce one bit. When you think about all the calories and fat you’re saving without that sauce…I think I’ll be making a habit of this.

Another observation: in my “real”, aka non-detox, life, I am the first one to go for fried chicken, grilled cheese, chicken pot pie – all those delicious comfort foods that warm you up on a cold winter night. But since I have to pass on all those things nowadays, I’ve realized that I’m rarely as uncomfortably full as my dinner companions at the end of a meal – even though I eat plenty and feel perfectly satisfied with my meal. And I rarely wake up with that still-full feeling where it takes you half a day to get hungry again. I don’t have the willpower to resist temptations all the time in my “real” life – but I should really try to do it more often if it means feeling like this. Which feels pretty great, actually.

Oh, also, I cheated and had a glass of red wine. Just one. It was divine.

MENU
Morning
Gluten-free bread with banana and peanut butter (2 slices)

Lunch
White bean tuna salad
Rice crackers
Apple

Snack
Apple cider

Dinner
Green salad
Pan-fried haddock
Root veggies
Glass of red wine