Dear Miss Manners,
I truly believe you have missed your true calling - as a writer. Perhaps you should take a journal with you to the deli and in between stocking the shelves with (shudder) Mallomars and feebly attempting not to lick the cookie batter from your fingers, you should embark on a career in writing. You have a flair for embellishment and a wonderful sense of humor. I thoroughly enjoyed your post.
As for Dr A and your new Way of Eating, welcome to the fold. I am hoping you find it as rewarding as I have done.