Recapping the last few days

So lets see where did we leave off... Thursday finished off with a walk to Starbucks and I got to thinking how I could still incorporate the lovely coffee bean in my diet. While I had an apple chai and a regular chai (the guys treated me to a free drink so I would try the new apple chai), which wasn’t all that great for me, I’ve now found the Starbucks nutrition page and can check what everything is before I drink it. The skinny sugar-free caramel macchiatos aren’t the worst for you. Good thing. I need it. Badly. All the time.

I also wanted to find out what the verdict on caffeine was diet-wise. The opinions seem to be all over the place from it being a metabolism booster to it dehydrating anything it touches. Bottom line is, it seems to not make that much of a difference, as long as you drink it in moderation.

I did find an interesting diet myth busting list on web-md in the process. Read it here.

Friday had me hitting the gym and then sitting at my desk most of the day. Had a small thing of chicken salad and a lean pizza pocket which, surprisingly, really doesn’t taste different from the regular version at all.

Had a Capitals game to go to(although it was horribly disappointing). Instead of going to our normal spot, Bar Louie, we went to an old favorite Finn and Porters for sushi happy hour. Had about 9 pieces of spicy tuna and a diet coke.

After the horrible shut out by one Mr. Steve Mason, it really is a habit we must break btw, Tim and I met up with Megan and his girlfriend Karen for drinks at the Brick Brickskeller. Had a cobb salad with chicken (no cheese) and 1, count um, 1 beer. I thought I should treat myself to my newly-found favorite (obtainable in the US) beer Schneider Weiss. Got home… passed the fuck out at about 3.

Saturday…

Got up at around 10:30 and went to the gym for 2 hours. Its so nice not having to limit/rush what you do because of work. I guess that’s one plus if I get laid-off… well that and I wont have money for food.

I drove across the street and went to my new addiction, The Teeter. I got a protein Fresh Samantha (yes I know they’re called Odwalla now but I don’t care), a salad, some turkey pastrami, and took a bunch of pics for my next blog entry. All I ended up eating was half the smoothie. Saving all the rest for tomorrow during the football games.

Low calorie day right? WRONG.

Tim’s birthday took us to Old Europe. The place was full of everything wonderful that is German. I did my best to behave myself: No beer, ½ a diet soda, and didn’t finish my dinner. I then failed by having a shot of jager and half a piece of hazelnut crème cake. I suppose it could have been worse. I could've had the Wiener Schnitzel.

This entry is too long so I’m calling it a night. I’m hoping to hit the gym up before the games so keep your fingers crossed for me.