You cracked me up John,
OK, down to business, let's start here- Looking at the shear amount of food you ate yesterday YES you are definitely eating to much food. The thought process that you're a big guy so you need more food is actually a flawed thought process. The truth is you're a big guy because you've been eating to much food for a long time. What we need to do is get your body started on a course to use the "stored fuel" instead of giving it fuel by mouth.
Are you familiar with my 15 minute rule? Today when you make a plate, make it your normal portion size. Now take a second plate and divide it in half. Eat the first smaller plate then wait 15 minutes...yes, you can hold out. See how you feel 15 minutes later. If you're still hungry eat a bit more then wait....do this until you feel "physically" satisfied. Mental satisfaction is something entirely different. It can raise havoc with your eating plan. "Boy that looks good I want to eat it" is not the same as physically needing fuel for the machine. You probably eat out for lunch so ask the waitress to bring you a to-go package, do it at the table or have the cook do it for you.
Interestingly enough when I find my portion sizes growing I go through the same process. I ALWAYS find myself NOT touching the second plate. After 15 minutes I analyze how I feel and in 100% of the cases I've eaten enough food. Give it a try and you may find you're eating TWICE the food you need.
NEXT- Get rid of the Atkins products, loaded with sugar alcohols and I've never resolved their "other carbs" on the label. You're morning "quickly" on the run meals would be far better with a couple of hard boiled eggs, beef jerky in the car on the way to the office (you can leave a bag in the glove compartment) watch this vid-
http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=1397.0 Shake up the on the run food with wraps, slap a couple slices of cheese and turkey breast or ham or both with mayo into a romaine lettuce leaf wrap it up and eat it.
Another plan is as simple as it gets, get your secretary involved, pick a local restaurant and make yourself a "safe" menu. On the way to work simply have her call in one of your safe menu choices and have it delivered to your office, you can do the same for lunch....be sure to communicate with the restaurant so they know to send the cheese and veggie omelet without the toast and jelly, the burger wrapped in lettuce not a bun...no fries, the chefs salad without carrots or croutons etc... This doesn't need to be difficult. If you don't trust yourself to eat smaller portions simply "design"smaller portions with your food prep people, what's not in front of you can't be eaten
Not sure what happened with the cheese, I've made these several times and they turn out great, re-check the directions. Sounds like you left em in to long, they don't crisp up till they cool off.
Suzlyn made a good point "Cooking is like shopping for groceries when you're hungry....my policy is don't do that!" Buy some gum and set up your snack trays when you're not hungry. You can also stop at your local deli and get custom trays made up for you daily which you simply bring home.
