I can honestly say I was dreading this day and the diet. It has always been said that the E2 diet is not about will power, so do not put yourself into tough situations. More about that later....
For breakfast we did the French Toast again. Definitely one of our favorite breakfast recipes. This time I backed off on the amount of banana and increased the amount of milk. We paired the French Toast with another bowl of fruit!
For lunch we went with the Whole Foods bar again. There are several E2 approved items on the bar. I was able to sample about a half dozen items. I certainly over-purchased though, as we had plenty of leftovers.
Finally, Super Bowl time. I made some fresh hummus, salsa and guacamole for the party, along with some tortilla chips. With my entire team flying in for our week long training from Ireland, Hong Kong and all across the US this made it tough to ask everyone to 'bring their own dish' for the party. It was decided early on that we should pool the Per Diem money and order some pizza. I polled the team and this is what we purchased:
1 Double Peperoni
1 Papa John's Favorite (Peperoni and Sausage)
1 Spicy Italian
1 BBQ Chicken
1 Spicy Italian with Onion
2 Plain Cheese
1 Garden Fresh with thin crust
1 Cheese Stick order
1 6 Cheese Stick Order
1 30 piece Buffalo Chicken Strips
1 30 piece BBQ Chicken Strips
1 30 Piece Honey Chipotle Chicken Strips
To make a long story short, while I did cheat on the diet, I did so with the Garden Fresh Pizza which I asked for thin crust along with 'lite cheese'. There were certainly many poor choices that I could have made and at the end of the day I am proud of the choices I made or rather I did not make.
Oh, and congratulations to my New York Football Giants for their Super Bowl victory! It was one of the best Super Bowls in recent memory... Both teams were evenly matched and it could have gone either way.
14 Down - 14 Left (Half Way!)
For lunch we went with the Whole Foods bar again. There are several E2 approved items on the bar. I was able to sample about a half dozen items. I certainly over-purchased though, as we had plenty of leftovers.
Finally, Super Bowl time. I made some fresh hummus, salsa and guacamole for the party, along with some tortilla chips. With my entire team flying in for our week long training from Ireland, Hong Kong and all across the US this made it tough to ask everyone to 'bring their own dish' for the party. It was decided early on that we should pool the Per Diem money and order some pizza. I polled the team and this is what we purchased:
1 Papa John's Favorite (Peperoni and Sausage)
1 Spicy Italian
1 BBQ Chicken
1 Spicy Italian with Onion
2 Plain Cheese
1 Garden Fresh with thin crust
1 Cheese Stick order
1 6 Cheese Stick Order
1 30 piece Buffalo Chicken Strips
1 30 piece BBQ Chicken Strips
1 30 Piece Honey Chipotle Chicken Strips
To make a long story short, while I did cheat on the diet, I did so with the Garden Fresh Pizza which I asked for thin crust along with 'lite cheese'. There were certainly many poor choices that I could have made and at the end of the day I am proud of the choices I made or rather I did not make.
Oh, and congratulations to my New York Football Giants for their Super Bowl victory! It was one of the best Super Bowls in recent memory... Both teams were evenly matched and it could have gone either way.
14 Down - 14 Left (Half Way!)
You really ordered lots of food...did you have tons leftover? Good work sticking with the diet.
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