Now I can talk about some things I enjoy.  Real food and doing whatever the hell I want.  Now some people said I shouldn't dive head first into the culinary delights because it might shock my system.  I say that staving my body for ten days was plenty of a shock.  Over the next ten days, I'm going to try my best to get through the list of cravings I had during the diet.  We'll see what happens.

Today I got up an hour early so I could make breakfast.  Just a simple breakfast of two eggs and two pieces of toast with some delicious coffee on the side.  But these were no ordinary eggs and not just plain toast mind you.  PCC must have sprinkled these eggs with crack and perhaps the Essential bakery has fairy's making their bread because that shit was f'n grand.  Grand I say.  The most delicious breakfast in history.  If I had any left I would let you try it to prove it.  Your loss.
 
Lunch was a turkey sandwich.  Pretty damn good but breakfast was still the show stopper.  I'll probably have another for lunch though because I'm not sure if one is enough.

Dinner gave breakfast some tough competition.  We ate at Maneki Japanese Restaurant and it was outstanding.  I had heard about this place for a while and was excited to try it.  We figured Sushi was a better way to dive back in than the huge steak I had origionally planned.  We started with the Blue Fin Sashimi ($14) which was delectable.  Melt in your mouth, and buttery.  I'd say one of the most expensive things on the menu (which isn't bad at $14) and worth it.  Next came the vegetable sukiyaki ($7.00).  A very nice size bowl of broth with a garden of veggies.  All piping hot and perfectly seasoned.  they even gave us a spoon to share and western style utensils are hard to come by in Maneki,  Finally the grand finale was the Black Cod Collar Miso ($6.95).  The menu describes this as "Marinated in miso and broiled.  Sailor's delight!".  "Sailor's delight!" it says.  And it is.  It  seems to be the part of the cod just north of the fins.  Whatever it is, I'm going to dream about it.  They gave me three large pieces.  It was so much that I could barely finish but I did only because it was so good.  There are some large bones so it requires a little work to get at the juicy bits but that just makes you want it more.  Not near as much work as crab, just enough to make you earn it.  The skin is crisp and salty but the meat is sweet and melty.  It was heaven.  I will never go anywhere else for sushi or Japanese food in seattle.

We walked out of Maneki satiated and a little dizzy.  I may have eaten too much but man I deserved it.   We'll see what tomorrow holds on the Re-Tox list of fun.  So far the diet may have been worth it just because this part is so much fun.