[mary]

The party actually went really well. I didn't eat ahead of time because I was running around and didn't have time, so I was really hopeful they'd have something I could eat, and they did. I drank club soda during cocktail hour and passed on all the hors d'oevres and the bread. The dinner was served family style, which I love and which allowed me to take only what I wanted without it being obvious I wasn't eating certain things. They had caesar salad, two pasta dishes, grilled salmon with spinach, chicken marsala and asparagus spears. I had caesar salad without the croutons, salmon and spinach, a tiny piece of the chicken from the chicken marsala and asparagus. I passed on the pasta and had unsweetened decaf coffee instead of the dessert (chocolate cake, vanilla bean ice cream and cream puffs). I have a big question mark in my food journal for the meal because I have no clue how many calories and carbs I ate, but I don't think I strayed too far. The good thing was it was not difficult and I was quite satisfied with what I ate.