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<\/a>I love the autumn leaves. Despite the cold and rain, it’s my favorite time of year.<\/p>\nI got to the gym with my swimming bag and saw that all the cardio machines were gone. Yep…the gym was one big, dark, empty space. Now I know they are doing a remodel, but….? What? I got in the pool and swam my little butt off. I usually swim 1.25 miles in about 42 minutes or so.<\/p>\n When I walked in the door at home, I immediately saw this:<\/p>\n Michael and I headed out the door to eat at the Delta Cafe. It’s a hip cafe that serves Southern food. I’ve heard good things about it, but never eaten there. When we arrived it was almost 8pm and there was a line out the door. \ud83d\ude41 There was probably at least an hour wait to eat. There was no way I’d last that long. Swimming causes me to sink into a dark, desperately hungry hole and I MUST eat now. There’s no waiting an hour for food.<\/p>\n The Fried Chicken plan was thwarted. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n There was greasy Chinese food, pizza, burritos, or Thai food nearby. None of those sounded very good to me. We stopped at a sushi place instead, Tani’s Japanese Kitchen & Sushi Bar. We got a table immediately (thank god) and I ordered a salad to tide me over.<\/p>\n<\/a>Yesterday was a very stressful day at work. Lots of pressure, lots of stress. Plus it was a potluck. I went for a walk at lunch to avoid the potluck and get some fresh air. I had forgotten to bring food to participate plus I knew that the mood I was in I’d make bad choices. So it was a Lean Cuisine for me, then a walk to Washington Park.<\/p>\n<\/a>If you follow me on Twitter you saw this ridiculous statement:<\/p>\n<\/a>I very rarely crave anything fried. Usually my cravings center around sweets and chocolate. But damn, all I wanted was a bunch of fried chicken with mashed potatoes and warm, flaky biscuits! After much debate with Michael, he finally said I should just workout 10 minutes longer after work and we’ll go get fried chicken. Yay!<\/p>\n<\/a>This time, I did that little extra mileage for a total of 1.5 miles (with 2 extra lengths for fun). It felt fantastic. I lounged in the hot tub, my muscles sore from yoga, and fantasized about the fried food I was going to be eating shortly! On my way out, I asked the front desk about the cardio machines. He said they were moved to the new floor, but turned off for a few days. However, I can use another gym nearby.<\/p>\n<\/a>Yes, that is a Costco sized bag of Halloween candy. And yes, Butterfingers are my favorites. Dammit.<\/p>\n<\/a>Temptation is everywhere!<\/p>\n<\/a>It was really good. I think it was cabbage and cucumber, carrots and peanuts with a rice vinegar dressing. I liked it a lot. Michael got a miso soup. He wasn’t feeling too great so he stuck with water. I had a glass of dry Riesling.<\/p>\n<\/a>The place was cute. It seemed like a friendly neighborhood restaurant. A lot of the patrons seemed to be on first name basis with the sushi guys, so that was kind of cool.<\/p>\n<\/a>I was in a fog of hunger so I’m not positive what we ordered…Philly Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Spicy California Roll with Crab and some specialty roll with shrimp and avocado.<\/p>\n<\/a>The sushi was delicious. Not quite the fried chicken I was craving, but the salt content in the soy sauce seemed to satisfy a little bit of the craving.<\/p>\n