Training & Vacation: NOT a Good Mix

I'm starting to notice a trend. Three quarters of the pictures I've posted are foods I can't eat. And it's possible I may sound a little whiny about eating the same seven foods each day and missing out on all of the others. But there's a good reason for that. I'M EATING SEVEN FOODS EVERY DAY FOR NEARLY A MONTH! And they do not consist of pizza and ice cream. This morning my special treat is cinnamon in plain Quaker Oats oatmeal, and this is actually my favorite meal of the day!

Nothing compares, though, to how hard it is to be on vacation and not eat *real* food. I just returned from the BlogHer conference in Chicago. Though I did eat a few things not on my 7-food menu (strange they didn't have grilled chicken and steamed broccoli at the Ragu luncheon) I did pass up free Hershey bars, Reese's peanut butter cups, truffles, and Sour Patch Kids, all of which were given to me as a part of the swag. No chocolate chip muffins at breakfast or nachos for lunch. No cheesburger and fries at a burger joint; instead, chicken breast, no topping for me. No ice cream sundae bar, canolli or chocolate covered chocolate chip cookies. *Sigh*

How did I do it?

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

And I'm definately still alive and well.