Traveling Win

I went to Newark, NJ yesterday. I had no idea it was so close to downtown Manhattan. I saw the NY skyline and the Statue of Liberty from the plane as we were coming in to land. Mind blown!

It was a long and tiring day but ultimately successful on all fronts. My colleagues and I were successful in our goal for visiting the client site which was to get them over the hump of decision-making and project ownership. And I was successful in my goal of eating on food plan. Not that I had a formal food plan because I had no idea where my food was coming from that day. The plan was to make wise choices based on my bottom line (no sugar, no grain). Actually, I think I ended up undereating for a 1500 calorie day but that's ok. I'm not sure so it doesn't count.

For breakfast I had Greek yogurt, protein powder and blueberries with my usual coffee creamer mix of coconut milk and chocolate protein powder (so love that stuff). I brought a Quest bar for emergency use. My first choice opportunity was lunch when we got to the client site. Flashback to all the hospital cafeterias I've ever eaten in. It was Mexican day so I chose meat chili with shredded cheese and a banana (not in the chili, silly!) It was enough to tide me over through the 2-hour meeting. Afterwards, on the way back to the airport, I realized I was STARVING and needed to eat immediately or risk meltdown. I chose a sit-down restaurant so I could get some coffee. Not a bad menu. I chose grilled chicken breast with some kind of spinach stuff on top with sides of mashed potatoes and broccoli. It's funny how at this restaurant I was not tempted in the least to throw caution to the wind but I was at the casino steak house. I guess ambiance is everything.

That fit the bill and I was fine for the rest of the night. Which turned out to be a very long night. My flight from Newark to Charlotte was uneventful and on time. But the second leg from Charlotte to Chicago, not so much. The plane they were preparing turned out to have some unexplained bad smell, so at the last minute the airline decided to pull that plane and substitute another that was landing an hour later. I wound up with a two hour delay taking off, so I ate my Quest bar so I wouldn't get hungry mid-flight. My sweet hubby and my sweet dog picked me up when I landed around 11:30 pm and brought me home to fall into bed.

And that's my traveling win for yesterday!