Howdy guys & happy What I Ate Wednesday!
This is going to have to be a quick one—Today just happens to be Will’s 22nd birthday (!) and naturally I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I need to get a head start on 
On the WIAW front, I’m noticing that my eats are becoming less and less like meals and more like mini-meals that I nosh on throughout the day. Orrr maybe those are just called snacks? Anyway, I find that this method works better for me because I never get overly stuffed, and I’m able to pay attention to my portion sizes much easier.
Here we go!
1 cup 0% plain Greek Yogurt, Stevia, cinnamon, chopped Gala apple, 1/4 cup PB Puffins, 3/4 cup puffed brown rice, topped with a generous drizzle of chocolate PB2 
Lunch Part 1 (10:30 AM): Sweet potato topped with cottage cheese, Sunbutter & salt
Lunch Part 2 (11:30 AM): Roasted brocc + ketchup. Don’t hate
Snack (2:00 PM): Adora dark chocolate calcium circle + leftover roasted Kabocha squash from the other night.
By the way—never let me forget how much I LOVE Kabocha squash again. I used to roast these babies all the time during my sophomore year of college, and really have no idea why I fell off of the bandwagon.
And then it was….. Golden Corral time!
I’ve only been to Golden Corral once before in my life and remember it as being greasy and a not-so-healthy buffet option. However, when Will’s family invited me to join them there for dinner last night, of course I couldn’t resist because of this pre-established food fear. Eating healthy is definitely a priority of mine, but I’ve learned that it’s also very important to remain adaptable and to step out of my comfort zone every now and then.
To my surprise, it was actually pretty easy finding plenty of healthy selections to keep me satisfied! I started by loading my plate with a salad made of all kinds of fixings,
continued with half of a sweet potato and a huge pile of roasted chicken,
and topped it off with some chocolate covered strawberries (they had a fondue fountain!!) and a less-than-stellar bowl of soft serve ice cream, which I didn’t finish.
Buffet success!
We finished off the evening with a trip to the movies to see Men In Black 3—which we all really enjoyed.
Speaking of, I’ve been quite the movie-fanatic as of late. It looks like Mr. Moviephone might have to find himself a new day job pretty soon 
A bit to think about: Do you have a specific strategy when eating at buffets?
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