Today has been a long day. We made it safely back from Little Rock. The doctor confirmed what we already knew, that the EEG did not show anything abnormal on my daughter. However, since the Trileptal is preventing the issue she was having we are going to maintain the medication and retest her in 6 months. It was a long trip for a doctor's visit, but it gave my wife and I some quality time with one of our kids and sometime to look around Little Rock.
For breakfast I ate oatmeal with fruit that we got at the first open McDonald's on the way down. I supplemented it with a large unsweet tea and a bite of my daughters hash brown. Once we were in Little Rock my wife and I both agreed we were not eating McDonald's for lunch. Instead,after my daughters appointment we went down to the river walk and ate in the riverside market. For lunch we ate some Middle Eastern food. I had a gyro, a serving of lentils and noodles (Egyptian), and three pieces of dolmus (stuffed grape leaves). To drink I had an unsweet tea.
As we were heading back I was tired so I began popping sunflower seeds to stay awake. It works, but only if you are driving. I probably ate a 1/4 of a cup of seeds. Since it made me thirsty I also drank a Diet Pepsi.
Once we got back into Flippin, I picked the kids up from a friends house and took them out for dinner. Half of the kids wanted Happy Meals and the other half wanted Subway. So after going through the McDonald's drive thru I took the family to Subway , Happy Meals and all so I could still eat healthy. I ended up getting a 6 inch roast beef sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, and onion with low fat mayo on it. I had a bag of baked sour cream potato chips and a Diet Pepsi. After seeing my chips my youngest son no longer wanted his french fries so he ate some of my chips and I ate some of his french fries. Over all I probably ate half a pack of McDonald's small fries. (I can do without them for a while again, since the longing for them has been met in moderation).
After getting the kids to bed and the animals fed and situated I went to the gym to workout tonight. I walked the treadmill for 30 minutes, then rode the bike for 30 minutes, and ended by lifting a few sets of light weights. It was a great day and it was good to be able to go out to eat at unknown places and still try to eat healthy. I have to say thank you to my wife because at lunch I wanted to finish her gyro, and my daughter's chicken strips out of habit and because I did not want to waste them. Instead, I walked them to the trash and dumped the leftovers. My dad is coming in for the weekend so I will now get to continue my journey with him around. It should be great! I am looking forward to it.
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