It’s been nearly a week since I’ve posted, and things have been so-so. On Thursday, I stuck to the eating plan. For breakfast I had yogurt and a banana. I had my normal cheese sandwich and pretzels for lunch, and I had an apple and a orange as an afternoon snack.

On Thursday night, I made pasta from Nadia’s “pasta of the month” gift she received from her sister. It was good, but I did not overeat. All in all, I felt good about my eating on Thursday.

Friday, we ran out of fruit at home, so for breakfast, I bought a fruit salad from my work cafeteria. I also had two biscuits with butter and jelly. I should have only had one.

For lunch, I bought a buffalo chicken wrap, as usual. I also had a Cherry Coke Zero and pretzels. I had an orange as an afternoon snack.

Friday night, I had leftover spaghetti for dinner. I didn’t overindulge Friday either. So, I felt pretty good.

We had friends visiting from out of town, so it was more difficult to stay on the eating plan. I need more discipline for that.

Saturday morning, we went to Eggspectation, where I had an egg-white omelette, a bown of fruit, home fries, and two orders of wheat toast. I probably could have done without the second order of toast, but all in all it was a relatively healthy meal.

For lunch, I had grilled cheese and pretzels. So, I was still on track. For dinner Saturday, we went to Jerrys where I had a cheesesteak and fries. I also had a slice of pizza. I’ve managed to trim the amount of food I eat when I got to Jerry’s by ordering a regular-sized cheesesteak instead of the large. This time, however, I inadvertently asked for a large combo.

The good thing is that they did not fill the large-fries container up completely. So, I ended up eating fewer fries than I do when I order the regular-sized fries. But, I had the slice of pizza, which more than offset the benefit of eating fewer fries.

For dessert, we had pound cake and ice cream. I ate a little more than I should’ve, and combined with dinner, took me off of my eating plan.

Sunday morning, Nadia made eggs, turkey bacon, and biscuits for breakfast. I didn’t overeat, and felt good. Nadia also made ziti as a late lunch. I ate a little bit more than I should have, but I didn’t overeat at lunch either.

For dinner, we ordered Chinese food. I got the usual, crab rangoon, shrimp lomein, a Philadelphia roll, and steam dumplings. I didn’t eat too much of it and felt pretty good afterwards.

I had a little bit of ice cream and pound cake, and that is probably what pushed me into another a day off the food plan. I think without the ice cream and cake, I would have been fine. But with it, I ate more than I should have.

Monday, I had two cinnamon rolls for breakfast. They were very good.

After that, I had to take my car inspected. So, I dropped it off at the mechanic and walked home. It was a decent bit of exercise. I think I walked somewhere between a mile and a half and two miles. I was a little sweaty, but I felt good. It was good to get some exercise.

For lunch, I had leftover lomein. This time, I didn’t overeat because there wasn’t very much left.

For dinner, we went to Smokey Bones with Nadia’s mom. We share a pretzel basket appetizer. I had one and a third pretzels. For the meal, I had salmon, broccoli, and a baked potato. I was going to get a loaded baked potato, but I didn’t want bacon. The waitress told me that bacon was really the only difference on the loaded baked potato, so I got a normal potato.

The meal was very good, and relatively healthy, so I felt pretty good. A little later in the evening, I had some Thin Mint cookies. I was going to eat pound cake and ice cream, but the cookies seemed like a slightly healthier choice.

Tuesday, I stuck to the eating plan, eating my usual breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. For dinner, we had leftover ziti. I didn’t overindulge, nor did I eat more than I should have. I had just the right amount.

But, shortly after dinner, I ate more Thin Mint cookies. normally, this wouldn’t be a problem because I eat one serving. But, this time, I ate a serving and a half. Not the worst thing in the world, but if I keep doing it, it will move me away from my goal. So, I need to get back on track.

As I said before, things have been so-so. I need to stay focused, continue my workout routine, and keep going. Things haven’t been horrible, but they aren’t exactly where they need to be so I need to work on getting there.