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I was just talking with a co-worker this morning about the change in the eating culture in America.  Don't you feel it?  I noticed the Old Country Buffet closed down in our area.  There's a couple of other buffet places, but they're hardly getting any customers, so I'm sure they'll be closing soon.  Not too many people are ordering appetizers before dinner and everyone is serving shot glass size, mini desserts.

I noticed at Walmart yesterday that everybody was checking out what was in everyone's cart.  And the inner aisles are not so busy.  Everyone's sticking mostly to the outer aisles -- produce, meat, dairy. 

There were a few people who haven't read the headlines waiting in line with their overflowing baskets containing my old favorites -- Captain Crunch cereal, Lays potato chips and french onion dip, frozen pizza, ice cream and oreo cookies.  But most had healthier choices. 

I didn't have time to write yesterday, but I was pretty good.  Here's what I ate ya'll:  egg, ham and cheese breakfast sandwich and some o.j. for breakfast (about 400 calories).  A BLT and cranberry juice (about 400 calories) for lunch.  Dinner was talapia, broccoli, salad with fat-free red wine vinegar dressing, and small baked potatoe (about 500 calories).  Had a Weight Watchers ("WW") chocolate muffin (180 calories) and fat-free milk (80 calories) for dessert. 

Did a couple of spins around Super Walmart, speed walking down one aisle and then a bit slower down another aisle, and continuing that twice around the store.  I then lugged bags one by one up the stairs at home for some exercise.

Today I had a WW chocolate muffin, bananna and lo-fat yogurt for breakfast for a total of 350 calories.  Brought a WW Smart One's Mini Rigatoni w/ vodka cream sauce entree and a box of vegetables for lunch for a total of 390 calories. Will have a Subway 6 in. subway club sandwich (no cheese) (360 calories) for dinner, and a McDonald's small ice cream cone (150 calories) for dessert. 

Although bringing the WW chocolate muffin from home is cheaper than Starbuck's Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte and apple bran muffin ($6 and some change), I much prefer the latter!