Slow Down the Feeding

Tonight as I sit in Westwood waiting for a group of wining and dining doctors to end (no wonder our health care is so costly...you do not want to know how much I am making sitting here in Starbucks drinking coffee waiting to take down my AV equipment...) I am reflecting on the yummy meal I just ate at King Falafel, and knowing I over did it and not really concerned about it at the moment. I am sipping a skinny latte and reminiscing about my indulgent and utterly delicious meal...

Some food is just good. This yummy food joint is situated in the middle of Westwood, off Wilshire and just down the street from UCLA. It has some of the most delightful Middle East food I have ever had in my life. The decorum has not changed in the 1o years I have been visiting there, I am sure it has been much, much longer. The lack of aesthetics keeps the price down. I had the Combo plate that includes five salads, five falafel patties, sweet potato chips, and 2 pitas, for less than 8 bucks. I decided to skipped the pitas...I did not need to eat more than what was on my plate (did not need to eat all that either but...it CALLED TO ME). I chose the purple pickled turnips, the tomato and cucumber salad, some grape leaves and some hummus and baba ganoush, and of course the deep fried falafel, the house specialty. All my favorites. I ate about 2/3 the plate and left the rest since I had no way to pack it and go (my car is valet for the next 2 hours). I definitely ate past my comfort zone...The only really BAD thing was the deep fried sweet potato chips..I am not sure that had any redeeming nutritional qualities, but darn it tasted good. Yes the falafel is deep friend but the protein in them babies is great...the fat not too bad either since they use healthy oils to cook them in...just wish it was not deep fried (why have they not come out with a more effective way to air fry food so it taste good and it is fast???)

The good news is that I did NOT eat it all, chose for the most part good options, stopped way before STUFFED (just full) and by the time I finish this evening I will have walked about four miles tonight. Tomorrow I plan to walk about 3 miles as well.

I am a few activity points behind, but I knew this would happen this week so I am not stressing over it. I just need to keep it Core til Sunday and walk, walk, walk...and be POP!