Today was tough. My sister and nephews came to town to visit and since I have no food in the house, we had to go out to eat. First stop Gotts (formerly Taylor's Refresher) - delicious burgers. I was very good and had a diet Coke mixed with my chocolate meal replacement. Yay!
Dinner was a bit more difficult. We went to the Cheesecake Factory, home of millions of choices and even more desserts!
I was going to stick to my diet, but then my sister pointed out the restaurants new "Skinnylicious" menu. It included small plates & appetizers under 490 calories and entrees under 590. I checked out the menu and did a little Googling and discovered the Lettuce Wrap Tacos - three tacos for 250 calories. So, I decided to join the family in actually eating dinner and ordered.
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| Cheesecake Factory Lettuce Wrap Tacos |
Here's the description:
Butter Lettuce Leaves Filled with Grilled Chicken and your Choice of:
ASIAN
Carrots, Bean Sprouts, Cucumber, Cilantro and Rice Noodles with Spicy Cashew Sauce
MEXICAN
Avocado, Tomato, Onion, Cilantro, Roasted Corn Salsa and Crema
ASIAN
Carrots, Bean Sprouts, Cucumber, Cilantro and Rice Noodles with Spicy Cashew Sauce
MEXICAN
Avocado, Tomato, Onion, Cilantro, Roasted Corn Salsa and Crema
I ended up with the Mexican version, but I omitted the Corn Salsa and Crema (no use going crazy here!). They were pretty good - basically just lettuce, chicken and avocado. It was a nice break, a bit of real food, but still very low calorie. I was still slightly under my 800 calories for the day, so I am not counting it as a 'real' cheat.
The big question now, can I stay on the diet? When you're on a modified fast, you're not supposed to eat real food. The reason - once you start eating real food many people have trouble going back to the fast. It can also play games with your mind and you end up craving food - and again - have trouble sticking to the diet. Hopefully this won't be the case for me!
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