Yesterday was my first day on the job here in Dallas and, since I knew I was going to have to be here for 4 days, I decided that for lunch I would try and find something that I could eat for all 4 days.  After an hour and a half, I went home defeated.  I walked by at least 10 or 11 different hometown Mexican eateries of various sorts, a pupuseria, a couple of BBQ places, and one Chinese restaurant.  Don't get me wrong; they all looked delicious.  I finally ended up at the Chinese place where I got Chicken Chow Mein for $6, and it was really good.  But it was also a big fat bomb.  They wanted to give me a free egg roll, and I had to turn it down.

One thing I take for granted in Portland, and also took for granted in SF and in Austin, is access to plentiful healthy food, especially at restaurants.  I'm not saying there aren't any Acai Bowls or Café Yumm in Dallas, but certainly what was easiest and most accessible was high-calorie food, mostly fried or covered in cheese.  And that makes it so much harder to be healthy.