For lunch today I had a salad. I sat at the desk in my hotel room to eat my salad. I turned off the tv, turned off my music, and set my phone out of reach. I ate my salad and did absolutely nothing else.

It was hard. Eating is so boring! It felt like it was taking hours to eat my salad. And I had to keep stopping myself from doing other things. First I reached for my phone so I could log what I was eating on myfitnesspal. I stopped myself. Then I started reading the back of the salad packaging and again I stopped myself. It is incredibly difficult to just eat.

When I got back from the San Francisco regional office I sat on my bed to eat dinner, again with all electronic devices turned off. Again, it was boring. I found it a little more peaceful this time though. Less rushed than before. I just sat and ate and thought about my day. I had laid out my food in front of me, carefully measured to stay within my carbohydrate and calorie counts for the day. I patiently ate my cheese and then my almonds. It was nice.

The almonds were particularly tasty and I still have quite a few left in the bag. But the urge to eat them while watching The Walking Dead wasn’t there because eating and isn’t an option. I did drink some decaf though.

I am proud of myself for sticking to my plan. I’m not hungry, and I feel good about my success for the day.

On a side note, I find it very challenging to get enough fat in this diet. Well, enough fat without getting too much protein. The meats and cheeses I eat all contain so much protein. The only strictly fat item that I have is the heavy cream I put in my coffee. Trying to eat 65% fat, 30% protein, and 5% carbs is proving quite tricky. Today my macros came out to 61/33/6. Not great but close.