What I Didn’t Eat

If you read my blog regularly, you know that I work for a friend of mine that bought a food truck a few years ago. I thought the whole Food Truck idea sounded like a lot of fun, so when she bought it, I told her that if she ever needed any help, to let me know. She did. I love this little part time job of mine! I take the orders on most days and I have so much fun chatting with people who are excited to be there and eat her yummy food! People say the nicest things. Some people say weird things too. Some people just trust the menu and order as is, and a few people ask questions. Those are maybe my favorite.

“What’s good here?”

“Is the mac and cheese any good?”

“I’d like the taco’s, but I don’t like spicy food. Is the jalapeño aioli spicy?”

“I want the Roadhouse Burger, but can I have it without the bacon jam?”

“Can I order the Pulled Pork Taco’s without the broccoli slaw?”

Usually I’m having fun there and in a spunky mood, so my response is typically…..

“Everything’s good. That’s why it’s on the menu.”

“No. The Mac and Cheese sucks. Would you like to order something else?”

“Yes. The jalapeño aioli is spicy. It has jalapeno’s in it. Would you like to try one of the 6 items on the menu that has no jalapeno’s on it or in it?”

“You can have that burger without the bacon jam, but I’m going to question your judgement.”

“Yes. You can order the taco’s without the broccoli slaw, but I’m making you take a side order and you HAVE to taste it.”

Usually they laugh and work with me. I only say that kinda stuff to someone that I think might appreciate it, but it makes the job all that more fun, and I like to think that as good as the food is, people are having fun when they come see us too!

The food is awesome and the truck has been super successful in the Kansas City area. I work for her anywhere from two to three days a week. Let’s be honest, most Food Truck food is not going to be super point friendly. I’ve managed to eat smaller portions, add less aioli (I could eat that stuff on just about anything!), skip the tortilla or the bun, but some days are harder than other days. Some days I can skip the food altogether, and other days I just want a Pulled Pork Taco and I wanna eat the Tortilla! So, I eat it and I count the points and move forward with my day. The thing is…I can be a bit of an all or nothing person, so if I have a Taco on Wednesday, and I’m also working on Thursday and Friday, those days can be a real struggle, and it’s just easier for me if I can skip it all together on Wednesday.

Yesterday, we weren’t as busy as we usually are, which means more time to think about all of the food that is at my fingertips!

Um….The Best Pulled Pork that may ever touch your lips.

The cheesiest Mac!!

 

This is the Roadhouse Burger with a Buttered and Toasted Bun with homemade BACON JAM! People, it’s BACON…..in a jam!

 

I didn’t eat any of that. I didn’t eat any of the awesome Chicken Salad. I didn’t eat a pork taco. I didn’t eat any of the yummy chips that we sell, and I didn’t drink any diet coke. Yesterday, I made myself a small Salad for 3 PointsPlus (There is an awesome salad on the menu too!) and I drank 3 bottles of water! Eating a taco would have tasted great and I would have made it work for me and planned dinner accordingly. Knowing that I didn’t eat a taco, made me smile and I felt strong on my drive home. I cranked up the tunes and sang my heart out to a little Tracey Chapman. 

I went to Jazzercise, I mowed the yard and I drank 120 ounces of water.

Here is what I DID eat yesterday…..

Breakfast – 7 PPV

Frothy Coffee and Peanut Butter Packed Pancakes topped with 2 tsp Almond Butter with 1/2 thinly sliced Banana. Usually I make One Large pancake with this recipe, but I was curious how many mini’s I could make, and just how high I could stack them!

 

My stack held up pretty darned good, too! Look at those banana slices buried in there!

 

Lunch – 3 PPV

Mixed Greens, Blueberries, Red Onion, 3 T. Feta, 1 T. Dressing

 

Dinner – 11 PPV

1 1/2 C. of Turkey Chili topped with Nonfat Greek Plain Yogurt

 

Snack – 5 PPV

1 C. Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt with Cinnamon Flavored Stevia drops, Cinnamon and Strawberries

Un-Pictured Raisins and Raw Almonds

Weight Watcher’s Points Plus

I can eat 26 PPV a day.

I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose.

I have an allowance of 49 extra points that I can dip into throughout the week if I choose.

I should drink a minimum of 6 (8 oz) glasses of water each day.

My Weight Watcher Week Begins on Friday’s

 

Breakfast = 7

Lunch = 3

Dinner = 11

Snack = 5

Total = 26

 

Exercise = Jazzercise, Mow

Activity Points Earned for the Day = 8

Activity Points Earned This Week = 20

How many ounces of water I drank for the day = 120

Remaining points from my 49 Points Allowance = 0

 

This is What I Will Accomplish in 2015

I will choose one occasion per month for Social Drinking (um..this is a work in progress)

I will go no more than two days in a row without exercise. (I’ve done “two a day’s” to make up)

I will track every single day of the entire year. (I’ve only NOT tracked a few weekends this year.)

I will run in a minimum of six 5K’s. Three down, three to go!

 

“love the life you live, live the life you love”