Today I had my first difficult encounter on my Whole 30. I had an all-day work meeting out of the office which included two things: continental breakfast and catered lunch. I thought I was well prepared, packing a hard-boiled egg to eat instead of the provided breakfast pastries and supplementing with the fruit platter. Totes easy! Lunch, however....not so much. As per the usual professional catered lunch, I anticipated the typical "chicken and something" and planned on working with it the best that I could. Boy, was I ever wrong. Lunch consisted of the following: pasta salad, potato salad, coleslaw, wraps and chips. Any of that look Whole 30 to you?? Yeah, not so much. However, what surprised me most was that there wasn't even a second where I thought, "Oh well, I guess I have no choice..." Instead, I grabbed a veggie wrap and a club wrap, opened them up and ate whatever I could from the inside of each. Thankfully, I also had a survival pack of pistachios in my purse that I snacked on alongside my lunch. So thanks, guys. I honestly think that it's because of this blog and because of you that it was so easy NOT to cave.
The takeaway? Be prepared! I should have had more food with me but even having what I did made a huge difference in my ability to stay compliant. It's honestly not as hard as you think, I promise.
PS - Dinner tonight was spaghetti (spaghetti squash instead of noodles, obviously). Quick, easy and filling.
PPS - Bronchitisgate is (I think) almost over. Hooray!
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