I Cheated...But only a little. Outback Steakhouse FTW?

But only a tiny bit. And it was pretty much my nutritionalist's fault. That's right. Allow me to explain. 


I have now been on my everything off limits diet for 22 days. And unlike most immediate success stories I have read online, I am not seeing miraculous results. In fact, I've been having terrible skin breakouts, still getting sick, i'm unhappy most the time, just generally angry at life, and I've been having pretty bad breakdowns - except for the being sick part, the rest is pretty unusual for me. 


So I emailed him and was a little frustrated. Sent a very long and detailed email too. And I get back "eat a steak" and some forms to fill out. 


Yeah ok. At least he gave me a reason to buy a steak. I certainly can't make one. I can barely make pancakes right now. So, after googling where on earth I could get a gluten free steak, I discovered Outback Steakhouse and their gigantic Gluten Free menu! It's only two pages, but in the gluten free world, that's a ton of choices! Plus, being a steakhouse, most of their options are already soy, dairy, peanut, you name it, free. And they give tips on what to avoid and what to ask for the cooks to take out. Splendid!


I got the Outback Special (steak) with lobster tail without seasoning, aussie fries without seasoning, and 4 grilled shrimp. I ordered online and for once enjoyed the fact that I didn't have to say "gluten free" to someone and see their head tilt like I'd just said "hello" to a dog. On the special instructions, I put "gluten, dairy, and black pepper free please."


The fries weren't technically on the GF menu, but I wanted them and I was like...seriously? Fries? How do you mess that up? But now that I think of that, they might be fried in the same place as something gluten.....but I don't know what. I guess I'm testing my boundaries. I didn't eat any of the sauces it came with, they were unsafe.

I also cheated a little and used Simply Heinz Ketchup. It's all natural and just has sugar and salt in it, but on the lower half of the ingredients....and you know what? I THOUGHT IT TASTED TOO SWEET. WTH THIS DIET IS RUINING ME. I could down the most rich and decadent chocolate cake like it was nothing before this, and now i think all natural ketchup is TOO SWEET? 


I'm freaking out. 


Well that and I think i've been allergenized by something, because my stomach is like GROWL GROWL GROWL YOU CHEATING MONSTER YOU ATE A SPEC OF SOMETHING THAT WASN'T CARPET AND NOW YOU WILL PAY. 


I'll say that the lobster tails were worth it. They were downright tasty.