Week 2

I'm at Olive Garden starring at the menu. My family have all already ordered. Now they are waiting on me so the server can go. The server is trying to be helpful but doesn't know me, my likes, or even my health plan. For the first time in my life, I truly don't know what I want or what to order. Normally I'd order the Fettuccine Alfredo with steamed broccoli or maybe some Penne Pasta with a 1/2 Alfredo and 1/2 Marinara. But not today. Those are not approved in my health plan. Neither are breadsticks. So I stare as the patience of my family wavers. I'm a vegetarian, which adds a degree of difficulty to the process--and here we are. A crossroads in my health plan.

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