I noticed that I have to ignore all the super size hype.
I found that it is very tough to ignore.
Yesterday, I had the honor of MCing East Petersburg's first car show. I am part of the east Petersburg Day committee and have been MC and a whole bunch of other things for years.
It is a very long day.
I don't have the energy to prepare food ahead of time, plus the weather/heat make it almost impossible to preserve the stuff.
So, I have to make do with what I find.
Protein comes first.
I had a nice lady come up to me and offer me free pretzel samples. I had to say no because I am supposed to be following a gluten free diet. I could smell them 10 feet away and they were wonderful! Sorry, can't have them.
I had to push all the great food they had for sale.
Chicken corn soup.
Burgers
Sausage
Fries! Fries! and more Fries!
Ice cream
You name it, they had it. The aromas caused my arteries to harden! Ain't it great?
So, I got a gallon jug of distilled water the night before. I added two tubs of Crystal Lite ice tea, shook and chilled overnight.
I bought an extra large decaf iced coffee with sweet and low.
I drank like a fish.
I had one small hamburger (yes, I ate the bun). It had nothing on it. They use local beef with no additives, so it wasn't too bad.
Later in the evening, I got a half cheese steak. They use Swiss cheese, and local chopped steak. I also ate the bun. I paid for a full cheese steak and let them keep the change because they are working for charity.
I got the hamburger for free.
I didn't eat any fries, and I didn't have anything else the whole day, until I got home. I had some of my beef stew mixture with lots of veggies since I didn't have anything but protein and bleached flour bread with my liquid.
I have planned on doing more with country fairs and such, so I really need to work on my diet for those times. If I only go once a month, there is no real problem. I can supplement my diet once I get home.
If I do it every weekend, however, I'm going to have to do some real planning. I can't eat like that all the time.
Total calories were low as was protein, but I didn't get much fiber, and I will pay for that.
I usually drop a teaspoon of Benefiber in all my meals. It disappears and adds the fiber I need as a celiac.
I took a cold shower when I got home and gradually added heat. Boy did that feel good. I had to go back last night for the teen dance, so I wore myself out pretty good. I would have been dead if I was still fat.
So, I got to the park at 8:30am, moved sound equipment onto the stage, helped set up, played music and did announcing all day. I got home around 5:00pm, took a shower, ate, and went back around 7:00pm. I set up my equipment and played music from 8:30pm until 10:00pm. I then packed everything up and took it all home where I unloaded the car and stayed up another hour to make sure everything was away, neat and clean.
I managed to get a nap this afternoon to try to catch up a bit, but I'm still tired. I'm heading to bed after this is finished.
It's finished.
Life is good!
I found that it is very tough to ignore.
Yesterday, I had the honor of MCing East Petersburg's first car show. I am part of the east Petersburg Day committee and have been MC and a whole bunch of other things for years.
It is a very long day.
I don't have the energy to prepare food ahead of time, plus the weather/heat make it almost impossible to preserve the stuff.
So, I have to make do with what I find.
Protein comes first.
I had a nice lady come up to me and offer me free pretzel samples. I had to say no because I am supposed to be following a gluten free diet. I could smell them 10 feet away and they were wonderful! Sorry, can't have them.
I had to push all the great food they had for sale.
Chicken corn soup.
Burgers
Sausage
Fries! Fries! and more Fries!
Ice cream
You name it, they had it. The aromas caused my arteries to harden! Ain't it great?
So, I got a gallon jug of distilled water the night before. I added two tubs of Crystal Lite ice tea, shook and chilled overnight.
I bought an extra large decaf iced coffee with sweet and low.
I drank like a fish.
I had one small hamburger (yes, I ate the bun). It had nothing on it. They use local beef with no additives, so it wasn't too bad.
Later in the evening, I got a half cheese steak. They use Swiss cheese, and local chopped steak. I also ate the bun. I paid for a full cheese steak and let them keep the change because they are working for charity.
I got the hamburger for free.
I didn't eat any fries, and I didn't have anything else the whole day, until I got home. I had some of my beef stew mixture with lots of veggies since I didn't have anything but protein and bleached flour bread with my liquid.
I have planned on doing more with country fairs and such, so I really need to work on my diet for those times. If I only go once a month, there is no real problem. I can supplement my diet once I get home.
If I do it every weekend, however, I'm going to have to do some real planning. I can't eat like that all the time.
Total calories were low as was protein, but I didn't get much fiber, and I will pay for that.
I usually drop a teaspoon of Benefiber in all my meals. It disappears and adds the fiber I need as a celiac.
I took a cold shower when I got home and gradually added heat. Boy did that feel good. I had to go back last night for the teen dance, so I wore myself out pretty good. I would have been dead if I was still fat.
So, I got to the park at 8:30am, moved sound equipment onto the stage, helped set up, played music and did announcing all day. I got home around 5:00pm, took a shower, ate, and went back around 7:00pm. I set up my equipment and played music from 8:30pm until 10:00pm. I then packed everything up and took it all home where I unloaded the car and stayed up another hour to make sure everything was away, neat and clean.
I managed to get a nap this afternoon to try to catch up a bit, but I'm still tired. I'm heading to bed after this is finished.
It's finished.
Life is good!
