My goal in Chicago is to get into grad school. But I would be remiss if I didn’t also talk about food and keep the long term goal in my head. And I’ll be honest, not much of what I ate in the windy city was good for me. Almost none of it, when it’s all laid out in front of me. But it was all hard earned and well worth it. So here is the breakdown of what I ate during my trip to Chicago. I thought it would be easier to just dedicate an entire blog to food than try to add it in with all the other crazy stories about auditions. I took a lot of food with me on this trip because I’m trying to live within a budget. So I had a supply of Luna and Balance bars as well as pretzels, chips, trail mix and almonds. All food that doesn’t melt and will save me when the angry hunger monster appears.
Saturday- not gonna lie. This was not my finest day of eating. Breakfast was a cheese enchilada and a chicken burrito, with rice and beans. Then a tube of whole grain Pringles and a bag of dark chocolate covered pretzels. Yup- that was my entire food consumption for the day. Not a single vegetable.
Sunday- I did a little better. I had a Luna bar for breakfast and a cup of black tea. I was too nervous to eat anything before my audition so I just lived with the hunger pains that inevitably appeared about 5 minutes before I went in for my audition. Immediately afterwards I headed to Subway for a sandwich since they are a budget friendly $5. I had a foot long buffalo chicken on wheat with cheese and….wait for it….ranch dressing. And I ate the entire thing. For dinner I had a sushi roll from Trader Joe’s (grocery shopping, using a gift card, to save even more money) and a beer.
Monday- I had cheese and crackers for breakfast. And after my audition I had a pink sprinkled donut from Dunkin Donuts and a large iced coffee with vanilla. And an egg wrap. I had a beer for lunch and then went out for dinner at a French Bistro with my friend Penney. We had red wine, brie, ratatouille, white fish risotto, bread pudding and chocolate mousse. It was so good.
Tuesday- Cheese and crackers for breakfast again. (See, I am capable of eating what I bought from the store). Lunch was a Balance bar and a free muffin from the USC breakfast table. I was still too nervous to eat anything real. When auditions were done (yippee!) I headed straight to a deep dish pizza and a beer. I had a Chicago home brewery beer at the bar while I waited and then took my pizza home to my bed and enjoyed almost the entire thing. And a hand-filled cannoli, which might have been the best one I’ve eaten. A perfect food end to my stay.
And when it’s all said and done, I weighed myself this morning and I lost a pound during my time out there. Pizza, beer, Pringles and all! Lesson learned? Full nights of sleep and lots of walking (and NOT sitting my butt at a desk) can negate a poor diet……in a pinch.
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