This past week Russ and I ate dinner at Schlotzsky’s three nights in a row. Yep! But here’s the great part: we only spent about $11 for both of us to eat dinner for three nights! Schlotzsky’s is having a “Week of Coupons,” and the first three were really great. Here’s what we got:
On Monday, the coupon was “Buy a drink and a soda, and get a free sandwich,” so for $3.50 we shared an overstuffed sandwich and a bag of baked chips, and a large soda. Well, Russ mostly drank the soda, I only took a few sips. It was Dr. Pepper or something like that, and it was not very good. (Bleah!!)
On Tuesday, the coupon was “Buy a 44 oz. drink and get a free personal pizza.” The large drink was $2.00, and we used two coupons, so the total was $4.00, but we each got our own pizza and our own drink. Russ said the pizza was filling enough to be a meal. 
I did not eat the crust, since I had just made the decision to go back on “No flour, no sugar,” but the toppings of chicken, cheese and jalapenos were enough for me!
Wednesday, the coupon was “Buy a drink and chips and get a Pick Two.” That means you get a half serving of two different foods. Russ chose the half sandwich, and I chose the half salad (Turkey Avocado Cobb) which was big enough to be considered a full serving as far as I’m concerned. This time, I did not mess around with sharing his Dr. Pepper, I just brought some ice water with me. Total cost for this meal was once again around $3.50.
So! We had a very successful week of coupon use, and not a lot of dirty dishes at home. The coupon today is “Buy a meal and get a free Cinnabon,” but since I’m not doing sugar, this one doesn’t interest me. Tomorrow is something else that is not appealing either, so we’re done with Schlotzsky’s for the moment.
I was proud of myself for having a pizza and not eating the crust. Looking forward to getting back on track with my eating habits. It was great to be able to do that and STILL EAT OUT! I’m encouraged to look at all the local restaurants and try to figure out the best course of action, so that I can still “have my cake and eat it too,” so to speak—at least, still enjoy eating out, without having to succumb to unhealthy choices.
