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The day started off with a bang. My daughter, Belinda—who has been working with me on the program so far—got up at 6:00 am. We grabbed our shake and went for a run. Yes, we did the optional workout even on a holiday.
Then we got ready to go to the parade and other festivities. We grabbed a quick “second breakfast” and ran out the door with our snack and rice bowl packed to go.
Considering the fact that everyone else was eating all manner of snackage, I was proud that we stuck to our plan.
The annual barbecue was a little less inspiring, however. We varied considerably from the plan. But considering that we did much better than usual, I would still call it forward movement.
While others ate sirloin burgers and polish dogs, we ate quarter-pound hamburgers made with the following:
- 96/4 extra lean ground beef
- one slice 2% cheese
- whole wheat bun
- fat free mayo
- mustard
- alfalfa sprouts
- tomato
- onion
We passed up the potato salad and had some watermelon chunks and a cob of corn. For dessert we he had a trifle-like dish made with:
- sugar-free angel food cake
- sugar-free cherry jello
- strawberries
- blueberries
- sugar free whipped topping
This was definitely a divergent path, but not too bad considering the circumstances.
On Sunday, we'll be happy not to exercise, but we will face an extended family dinner. I think I'll take a variation of the Kristi's salad and fill up on that. Wish us luck.
Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.