Twelve days have passed since I decided to lose two tenths of a pound each day. I’ve lost a total of 3.1 pounds and I’m very, very pleased.
I thought it might help to actually journal what I eat – so here goes!
This has been my birthday weekend and my husband took me to a great little restaurant in the St. Elmo section of Chattanooga called the Blacksmith Bistro. We shared an appetizer (3 crab cakes with a kicked up sauce) and I had a bison steak topped with a fabulous fois gras butter. I also enjoyed a glass of red wine and we shared a slice of white chocolate cheese cake garnished with mint and drizzled with honey. I didn’t think I would like it, but it was amazing! That was Friday night so I was surprised to see that my weight was down the next morning!
Saturday morning: Breakfast was a fried egg and buttered whole wheat toast. George made a great pico (a chunky tomato salsa) that we ate with organic corn chips for lunch. We went to Starbucks around 3 and I ordered a latte subbing soy milk for cow’s milk. Neither one of us was really hungry till late so he made a spinach omelet using two eggs a piece with a good salad on the side. I love eggs and eat one almost every day.
George finished his day by making a white chocolate cheesecake to see if he could duplicate the great dessert we enjoyed the other evening! He took it out of the oven, set it out to cool, garnished it with rosemary sprigs to give it a kick and we went to bed.
I was down a half a pound this morning; breakfast was scrambled eggs, buttered whole wheat toast, fresh cantaloupe and (drum roll please) a tiny slice of the cheesecake he made last night. I tried nibbling a tiny bit of a rosemary sprig and then eating a bite of cheesecake (he drizzled it in honey too.) Wow! The taste is so unexpected and it’s really good!! His was every bit as good as the one we enjoyed at the restaurant.
We’re going back Tuesday night with our kids and I can’t wait!!
I noticed that my belly is already much flatter and my jeans fitted looser this weekend. I haven’t felt like I’ve been dieting at all (I haven’t been dieting … but I have been careful to try to stop mindless snacking. I’ve also made a real effort to make sure I’m eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.)
Call me crazy but I don’t think I’m as “hungry” when I’m eating my veggies!
