Have The ATC At Sub-Marina

After getting a haircut earlier, my wife and I went to Sub-Marina in San Marcos for lunch. We split a 12 inch ATC (Avocado, Turkey, & Cheese) on wheat. They have an italian dressing that they pour (at your option) on the sandwich and they really have it down. There's usually three to five people making your sandwich and they are like a machine.

But the best part is the taste. I absolutely love their sandwiches. My wife and I are split. She prefers Tina's Deli, where we ate yesterday and I absolutely love Sub-Marina. We've been going there for almost 10 years, while my wife and other teachers she works with will go to Tina's because it's near their school. My son is with me and he often likes the specials that Sub-Marina posts on the door.

This Sub-Marina pre-dates the Submarina chain and that's why they get to keep their name. I'll take the chain sandwich in a pinch, but I'll always choose this little place if given a choice.

I just posted a link for Sub-Marina to Foursquare and you can click below or on the title of today's post to get there.

The Original Sub-Marina in San Marcos, CA

Did I mention that I love their sandwiches?


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I Slept 6 Hours Straight!

For many of you, 6 hours may be no big deal. For some of us, we don't know the last time we slept 6 hours without interruption. I don't mean that it NEVER happens, but for me...sleeping that long without waking up has happened MAYBE 4 or 5 times in the last year.

Right now I'm happy with my Isagenix shake and cleanse. I am sure that different people react differently and maybe most don't feel the positive impact to their sleep on the very first night, but that's my result so far.

Yesterday I got my first shipment and weighed myself before I consumed anything. My scale also measures body fat and water. I weighed 276.2 lbs. and body fat was 39.9%, while water was 50.3%.

After going to see Despicable Me with my honey, we went to one of her favorite delis, Tina's Deli for a sandwich. I had turkey and avocado on rye with extra lettuce and she had egg salad. She says that sometimes her teacher colleagues all put in one order and after seeing her enjoy the egg salad, some of them have joined her and now the egg salad sandwiches make up a big percentage of the group's order. She gave me a bite of hers and it was good. I also ate both pickles. These are good deli sandwiches. I thought mine was a little dry, but I didn't want more mayo on it, so that's kind of what I expected - quality ingredients, though.

My expectation was that I would feel a little better today and that I hoped to "break even" on weight. Sleeping straight through so long is a bonus. Another bonus is actually losing weight!

This morning all my numbers improved - weight 274.6 (down 1.6), fat 39.7 (down .2) and water 50.5 (up .2). Plus, my knee feels a little better. I have assumed that the less-than-normal flexibility in my knee is gout as that's what the doctor said it was last time.

The other day I had my last coffee for a while and then the next day had green tea from Trader Joe's which has caffeine, but not as much. So I've been on caffeine withdrawal for a couple days and felt achy and tired when Marianne and I got home yesterday. I laid down for a couple hours and got up about quarter to five still not feeling my best.

This morning I definitely feel better than yesterday and Sunday and I suspect that has a lot to do with the Isagenix Cleanse For Life, which I drank yesterday morning, last night and again this morning. I've also had several cups of Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice Tea, which is herbal without caffeine. In my opinion, it helps to have something that you can enjoy regularly that's your favorite (in my case, tea) when you embark on a journey to better health.

I'm really glad that Sue Landis got back in touch with me to tell me about this. I thought this morning that she's like my business angel and my wife is my home angel. I even found some music by Tavares that fit my mood later when singing in the shower. You can check out the video on one of my Facebook groups - My Unexpected Song Selection. It's the video selected on today's date - 7/13/10.

I hope you're sleeping as well as you would like. If not, contact me.

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