Weight Loss - Our Choices
May. 6th, 2012 04:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wwcitizenMatt has a rule for us when we're away from our "safe eating environment" (which he broke TWICE tonight - NOT HELPFUL!): If he suggests something for us to eat while we're away from home and I counter with a lower calorie option, he has to take the lower caloric option, hands down. I forget this rule from time to time - like tonight.
Tonight on the way up towards our car parked in the Village, we were talking about having Greek salads at Manatus, which is a good, healthy, low-calorie option. I countered with the option that each of us have one slice of pizza instead, since we don't have a slice of pizza but maybe once every 4-5 months - if even THAT frequently; plus, given our day's light food intake, we could afford it. The Manatus Greek salad with feta, anchovies, and dolmadakias happens to be most likely equal in caloric content to a slice of pizza.
He said, "No, let's go for the salad."
I reminded him that the last time we went to Manatus late at night, we ended up ordering a 3-egg white omelet, too, and ate some toast with butter, which wasn't that low calorie.
We got to Manatus and I didn't even open the menu, thinking, "I'm just gonna get the salad and be done for the day."
Matt said, "We could get the broiled scrod, which is really good, along with the salad..." I agreed, but suggested that we split the scrod order along with the extra veggies - broccoli and steamed green beans - both low calorie and healthy choices. Matt said, "Nah, let's each get a filet - it'll be good."
The scrod came with soup or salad, but we both really wanted the Greek salad, so we both opted for soup: He got chicken soup with low rice and I got the tomato soup (which turned out to have some rice in it - UGH!). The waiter unexpectedly brought out an AWESOME basket of bread - which we both love ... and ate.
Sooooo, in the end, Matt went against his own rule TWICE (first with the pizza option and second with the scrod-splitting option). Of course, I could have put my foot down. But, I love Greek salads. I love grilled or broiled fish. I love bread. AND I love tomato soup. Separately, these things aren't bad. In other combos these things aren't bad.
At the end of a long day at midnight, all these things together on one table with two wide-eyed men who love food? Not such a good thing and pretty high in calories. The one-slice pizza option, as it turns out, given our propensity to over-order, would have been the lowest calorie and possibly most satisfying choice of all.
So, back to Matt's rule. Next time, I'm reminding him of the rule. Next time, I'm putting my foot down and not giving into temptation so quickly. In fact, the ultimate best option for us would have been to come home and have veggies here with my honey mustard sauce. Next time.
Tonight on the way up towards our car parked in the Village, we were talking about having Greek salads at Manatus, which is a good, healthy, low-calorie option. I countered with the option that each of us have one slice of pizza instead, since we don't have a slice of pizza but maybe once every 4-5 months - if even THAT frequently; plus, given our day's light food intake, we could afford it. The Manatus Greek salad with feta, anchovies, and dolmadakias happens to be most likely equal in caloric content to a slice of pizza.
He said, "No, let's go for the salad."
I reminded him that the last time we went to Manatus late at night, we ended up ordering a 3-egg white omelet, too, and ate some toast with butter, which wasn't that low calorie.
We got to Manatus and I didn't even open the menu, thinking, "I'm just gonna get the salad and be done for the day."
Matt said, "We could get the broiled scrod, which is really good, along with the salad..." I agreed, but suggested that we split the scrod order along with the extra veggies - broccoli and steamed green beans - both low calorie and healthy choices. Matt said, "Nah, let's each get a filet - it'll be good."
The scrod came with soup or salad, but we both really wanted the Greek salad, so we both opted for soup: He got chicken soup with low rice and I got the tomato soup (which turned out to have some rice in it - UGH!). The waiter unexpectedly brought out an AWESOME basket of bread - which we both love ... and ate.
Sooooo, in the end, Matt went against his own rule TWICE (first with the pizza option and second with the scrod-splitting option). Of course, I could have put my foot down. But, I love Greek salads. I love grilled or broiled fish. I love bread. AND I love tomato soup. Separately, these things aren't bad. In other combos these things aren't bad.
At the end of a long day at midnight, all these things together on one table with two wide-eyed men who love food? Not such a good thing and pretty high in calories. The one-slice pizza option, as it turns out, given our propensity to over-order, would have been the lowest calorie and possibly most satisfying choice of all.
So, back to Matt's rule. Next time, I'm reminding him of the rule. Next time, I'm putting my foot down and not giving into temptation so quickly. In fact, the ultimate best option for us would have been to come home and have veggies here with my honey mustard sauce. Next time.
