Food Coma No. 2

Oh dear.

I am going to gain some weight this week.

It is inevitable.

Yesterday, I told you about my over stuffed gourmet shrimp tacos at Rubio's.  That was food coma no. 1.

Today, I took Helena to Tucanos Brazilian Grill for her birthday dinner.  Every person in our family is a member of the Tucano's birthday club.  That means that we each get a birthday postcard inviting us in to the restaurant for a free meal during the month of our birth... with the purchase of another meal.

Tucanos is a $25-$35/person kind of place, so it isn't the type of place we would take the entire family.  So, when taking one of the kids for their birthday meal, only one parent goes to save the budget a bit.  Since Tucanos isn't very gluten-free friendly, that parent ends up being me.

Yup.  I was a good soldier and took a bullet for the team.

Tucanos is SO YUMMY!  It is a buffet style restaurant with a twist.  The side dishes are on the buffet.  The main 'dishes' are the various different cuts of meats that are brought around on skewers by servers.  We had everything from teriyaki chicken wings, to battered cod in mango sauce, to chicken hearts, to fillet Mignon!  OK, I did NOT have the chicken hearts, but Helena did.  There is a wooden 'hour glass' on the table with two different colored sides.  If you put the green side up, servers will keep coming around offering new items.  If you put the red side up, you are telling the servers you want a break, or you're done.

I ate way too much!  My stomach hurt.  I have been watching portion control for so long that my body just about couldn't handle all that food.  I thought I might be sick.  But before the tummy ache, I started slipping into food coma no. 2.

The bad thing is, I expect there to be a food coma no. 3 event, a food coma no. 4 event, and possibly a food coma no. 5 event... all throughout this week.  And I can't run it off.

I predict at least 10 lbs. gained.  Oh, but they will be yummy pounds!

Here's to the Holidays!