Day 3 - Wrapping up the End of the Work Week

Lemoncello Tart

Francisco opted for La Scala for our evening meal, an Italian restaurant downtown that he's never been to (I've been there a handful of times for work). We actually had tried to stop there once at some point, but the wait was like an hour so we went elsewhere. The food was pretty yummy, but we ate way too much of it. We had some yummy Breaded Ravioli for an appetizer and the Tortellini a la Scala for the entree - which came with bread and olive oil and a side salad. Then we ordered the Lemoncello Tart for dessert.

We got into that restaurant mentality which can be hard to break. You know, the kind of mentality where you decide to go to a restaurant but you reason with yourself that you can't just order one thing because the waitstaff will think you're cheap. Plus, you're there for a little bit of indulgence, so you might as well get that dessert. And, hey, who knows when you might be back again anyway?  So, we basically consumed a full days' worth of calories in that one meal, plus that meal cost just about as much as we had spent in total the day before. 

Come to think of it, that was the first full-service restaurant we ventured into for this experiment. I guess that's something we'll have to watch out for and try to keep our spending - and calorie count - in control when we're at that type of venue. 

Starbucks again for breakfast today and we shared a quesadilla at the Fiesta Mexican Grill. Francisco will be choosing three restaurants tonight, and I'll make the final selection. So far I've heard the following tossed around: Olive Garden, Pizza Hut, Indian Buffet (he looooves Indian food but I rarely concede to go with him), Rice Cafe, Bruno's...we'll see what he's narrowed it down to. 

The weekend begins tomorrow, so we'll see if the extra freedom that provides makes this experiment easier, hmmm.