Epic FAIL

(from Jenn)

When we first started planning this little six-month journey, we decided we wouldn't be eating out for awhile because there are just too many temptations in restaurants.  But we didn't have a choice on this trip with my parents, so we viewed it as a kind of test.  How did we do on day one?  Well...

We were on the road most of the day, and we were doing well.  We stopped at Bob Evans for lunch, and I had a cobb salad with grilled chicken.  They brought out some hot, fresh rolls that came with it, and it was really hard to resist those (fresh-baked bread has always been a weakness of mine), but I gave them to my parents and went to the restroom while they ate them.

Derek was awesome, too.  He skipped his favorite, pancakes, in favor of an omelet.  It was supposed to come with hash browns, but he asked about other side options and eventually settled on green beans.  I was so proud of him for finding something primal, even though green beans don't typically go with eggs and even though he didn't end up eating them since they were canned and not so tasty.  When they brought out biscuits with his meal, we again gave those to my parents.

All in all, not an easy meal, but we survived!

Then came dinner...

We were in Lancaster County, PA, so my parents wanted to eat at an Amish restaurant.  Many of those are well-known for their smorgasbords and desserts, but we thought it would actually be good to have a buffet with a lot of options; we'd just choose the meats and veggies.  Haha, nice try.

I started with a salad, which was really tasty.  By the time I was done with that, though, Derek had already concluded that staying primal just wasn't going to happen, not with the mac and cheese and HUGE dessert spread calling his name.  And, I had to admit, the cheesecake looked mighty tasty!

When I went back to peruse the main course options, there wasn't much that looked appealing.  I had a slice of roast beef au jus, a slice of turkey, and a couple meatballs, but I also got some buttered noodles and a little of the aforementioned mac and cheese.  Oh, and a couple rolls since I'd missed out on those at lunch.  Nothing was truly spectacular, but it was nice to taste some things I'd been missing.

Then I sampled a few desserts.  The cheesecake was actually pretty bad.  It had looked amazing, I think because I was remembering the cheesecake Derek got when we went to Bravo Italian restaurant a couple weeks ago, which I tasted and which was AH-MAZ-ING.  This was nothing like that.  Two bites was plenty.  The apple pie a la mode and carrot cake were good, but still not fantastic.

So, yeah.  Epic fail tonight.  I ate way too much, was super uncomfortable as we left the restaurant, and my tummy didn't seem to appreciate all the crap I'd just ingested.  I'm hoping that I remember this feeling next time I'm thinking of indulging, because truly, it just wasn't worth it.

And back to primal tomorrow.