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Eileen - Day #352 - Sunday

Weight today:  233.6       Change this week:  -1.4 lbs.
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Hey everybody!

Sorry I disappeared off the face of the earth like that!  I had a work-trip to New Orleans and I really expected to be able to post from my hotel room and say, “Hey everybody I’m in New Orleans” but as it turned out I was VERY busy while I was there (work-related busy and non-work-related busy) and so yeah I never did get a chance to post.

But I’m home now!  Exhausted, but happy to be home!

I took a day “off” from my diet while I was gone but nevertheless I’m still down from my peak last week and hopefully that will continue to be a trend.  I haven’t been counting anything (I get so sick of counting counting counting) but by now I know if I’m eating on plan or off plan and I’ve been staying on, well, except for that one day.  Can anyone guess why I went off-plan for a day?  I had to have something that I’ve heard about forever, something yummy that is native to New Orleans, something that comes in threes and has about a kazillion calories.  I’m betting someone here knows!

OMG I could write a freakin’ novel about the trip itself AND all the yummy food I ate while I was there!!  Yummy food that I ate WHILE on plan!!  I will say this - the low-carb diet was MADE for New Orleans!!!!  Rich yummy satisfying foods which don’t NEED the carb-stuff that comes with them!  I happily discarded carby sides and totally enjoyed the delicious array of amazing low-carb entrees that NO had to offer.  Okay my mouth is watering just thinking about them.  =D

Hey, I copied this from my w8c personal page:

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date	food	exercise
6/15/2009	1	0	left for New Orleans
6/16/2009	1	1	. Arrived in NO, ate dinner at Pierre Maspero’s, omg the cheese-y spinach-artichoke dip was incredible, ate my portion with a fork instead of dipping chips. Did a bunch of walking all over the French Quarter but meandered a lot so I’m only counting one hour.
6/17/2009	1	1	. Got up early, rode the streetcar and had breakfast at the Camellia Grill in Uptown. THE most amazing omelet I have ever tasted in my LIFE! Woohooo stayed on plan! Had fajitas for dinner at The Checkered Parrot - who needs tortillas?!?
6/18/2009	0	2	. Got up REALLY early and walked to Cafe Du Monde for my OFF-plan treat!! Was worth every bite. Had a yummy cheesesteak sandwich for lunch at a hole-in-the-wall “Daisy Dukes” and then a so-so dinner at Rotollo’s (pizza place). We did the 2-hour walking Ghost Tour. Too much fun!
6/19/2009	1	0	. Left for home. Ate on-plan on the road.
6/20/2009	1	0	. Arrived home. Long drive. Exhausted!
6/21/2009	1	0	. Happy Father’s Day. Hubby’s knees hurt, he didn’t wanna play tennis.

Happy Father’s Day!

Edited to add:  YES!  The N’awlins favorite that I just had to indulge in was the classic order of Beignets from Cafe Du Monde!  I thought I’d post a couple pictures.  Careful!  Food porn ahead!  =D

Mm-mm-mm-mm-mmmm!!!

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