Sunday, August 24

Today was an interesting day for me.

We had a special guest visiting: our Foursquare Unit Supervisor all the way from Whitehorse, Yukon.  Because we had a special guest, we also had a special dinner with him at a friends' house.  Later on this evening we helped put on a big barbecue for all of our church volunteers.

So, today was a lesson in how to eat when in situations beyond my control.

I have to say, our hosts for lunch were quite gracious when serving.  They pulled out chicken breast for me to eat when the hot dogs and sausages they were serving both had gluten.  So sweet.

Also, Sundays are incredibly busy for us, and I NEVER eat breakfast before church. It's just too hectic.  However, I know now that I absolutely need breakfast, and that's when I take the majority of my supplements.  As always, I was running late this morning, so I was so grateful that I could throw a smoothie together and take it out the door with me.

Here's how my eating went today:

Breakfast:
Smoothie with blueberries, strawberries, yogurt, milk, supplements.

Snack:
half a small french fries (eek... this has to stop!) from Mc Donald's

Lunch:
Half a grilled chicken breast, raw cucumber, carrots, and grape tomatoes, spinach salad with mandarin oranges, cucumber, almonds, and green onions with a poppyseed dressing, a handful of dill potato chips.

Dessert: Raspberry sauce with a dollop of whipped cream.

Dinner: broccoli salad, a small portion of potato salad, half a hamburger, tortilla chips with a side of cheese sauce, fudgesicle.  (I know... kind of a weird meal! We were getting rid of the excess food from our food booth, so it was a nice mishmash of a barbecue.  lol)

Snack: 3 potato skins with sour cream (also, yikes).

So, I've learned I need to make better snacking choices.  I've also learned that it is possible to eat in situations that I don't have control in and stay away from gluten.

I did have a bit of eggs today in my potato salad.  I'm feeling a wee bit sickly right now, so I think maybe I'm paying for it. :/

That's all for today! Good night!

E