Tale of the Tape: Week Ten. The evil that restaurants do

Monday morning weigh-in

Starting Weight: 208 lbs

Last Week’s Weight: 195.0 lbs

Current Weight: 202.0 lbs

Weekly Difference: +7.0 lbs

Total Lost: 6 lbs

OUCH!! Remember when I mentioned that my body wanted to gain weight… well it did.  Granted I did spend the last ten days in Texas with friends and family and I didn’t hold back very much.  Here’s the thing, I still got in five cardio workouts that all lasted at least an hour.  I honestly can’t imagine that I actually gained seven pounds… maybe a few, but not seven.   We’ll have to see what this next week holds to get an accurate gauge on how much I really put on.  Not a lot to do but work out and recover from Texas.

What I can tell you is that we ate out a lot and I’m pretty sure restaurants and all of their deliciousness were my downfall.  Ten days, eleven restaurants... the horror!

Whataburger: Whataburger with cheese
Cousin's BBQ: Smoked turkey and baked beans
Blue Crab: Halibut with a lobster tamale (Holy crap this was good!) *
Grace's: Risotto "Paella" (Great restaurant, but the this dish needs to come off the menu.) *
Uncle Julio's: Tacos carnitas *
Joe T Garcia's: Enchilada, rice, beans, lots of chips *
Texas Roadhouse: Steak salad *
Rodeo Goat: Cowboy Murrin Hamburger *
Whataburger: Cheese taquitos with potatoes
The Woodshed: Rib meat tamales *
Ice Cream Parlor - Ft. Worth Zoo: Strawberry ice cream

All places with an "*" denotes that alcohol was consumed (beer, wine, and/or champagne) to some degree.  We also had some unbelievable home cooking, which also deserves an asterisks as well.

I haven’t been to this many restaurants in the last three months, much less in ten days.  So, watch those restaurants… they’ll ruin you!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year’s.  I'll be enjoying my celery and water!  ;)

Cheers!