Day Fifty-Five: Still Okay

Another Friday night, another few hours watching everyone else drink and socialize. It was especially galling after last night, although I would have preferred staying home and not drinking to anything else. But it was a goodbye party for two valued colleagues, so we went.

Other than that, the lack of consequences from the indulgence yesterday continue. Patrick claims that this is because I eat FOOD. Honestly, that's what I crave. There are some decent flavor hacks that can kind of mask the lack of fat and salt, but I miss them. As I may have mentioned before, fruit easily takes the place of sugar for me, so no need to go running after the sweet stuff. When it's indulgence time, I just crave complete food, food that's not at a massive disadvantage from what it's missing.

That said, here's a flavor-booster for meat that's pretty good. Take equal amounts lemon zest, ginger, and garlic (say, 1 tsp each). Mix with about twice as much dijon mustard (say, 2 tbsp) and a tidge of olive oil. Maybe sprinkle on some pepper. Use to flavor tuna or chicken or whatever.