Tomorrow I have to drive about 200 miles to one of our other offices to meet and work with a new coworker. I’ll take her out to lunch (on the company, of course), which, I’ve already passed the restaurant test, so I’m not worried about that. Nor am I worried about the room service I’ll likely order later that evening. My big test is going to be the drive there.
Back in my smoking days, I didn’t munch on long drives, because I was too busy chain-smoking. But those days are long gone. No more stinky sticks for me, which would normally mean some sort of sweet or salty (or more likely both) snack for the drive. I can find my way around that. What I’m most pissed off about is that I can’t have a vanilla latte. Boooo! How will I stay awake? I guess I’ll have to find some sort of substitute. Perhaps an Americano with cream and sugar-free vanilla syrup. That could work. I should make a new mix CD for the drive as well. Something peppy. Oh, I love making mix CDs. Yay!
My other test will come at the end of the week. I make an effing killer (probably quite literally, if you eat too much of it) turtle cheesecake. I used to make it for every special event or holiday, but since I starting trying to lose weight, I haven’t made it. I promised my friend that I would make one for him as part of our joint birthday party. I don’t think it’ll be an issue to not have a piece. I don’t really like it as much as others do. I’m just going to have to be really conscious when I’m making it, otherwise I’ll end up licking the spoon/beaters out of habit when I’m making it. If I can get through that, I’m good to go.
ooohhh i have soooo been there. my trick for staying full and not snacking? water. water water water. sounds silly and very… duh, but you WILL (if you don’t already) start to like it, (i LOVE a good cold glass of water now) and it helps you stay full and lose weight.
Found you on NaBloPoMo, gonna go friend you now.
Comment by colleen — October 29, 2007 @ 10:15 pm