Lots of Butter

It feels like forever since I sat at this keyboard to write about this new "food attitude". I just looked and June 14th was my last post.

So much has happened since I posted last that Id like to share; Sarah is settled in her apartment in Charlotte. I visited over the holiday weekend and everything seems to be moving along as planned. Tom is getting ready for his semi annual trip to the mountains to ride motorcycles with his long time riding buddy Dave. With the house to myself I am following a Mediterranean diet for the entire week to make it my personal best in weight loss.

Sarah's new apartment is nice and provides plenty of space for one person. She chose a bright pink couch (for those who know her this doesn't come as a surprise) with black accessories and a grey chair. When it comes to her kitchen she owns one pot and one pan (which also happen to be black and pink). I guess that if you plan to eat Ramon Noodles until you can grocery shop, this is fine. However, if you're trying to follow through with a commitment for weight loss its not quite enough. So, lacking utensils and a baking pan we ate meals out. Gratefully, Sarah has a love for trying new things and has ventured into the city enough to find some very interesting eateries. In the morning we would hit Starbucks(nothing new but we knew what we liked there). If you haven't been there in a while (and I don't frequent Starbucks as Tom makes the best coffee in Port St Lucie)they have a calorie count on the price card for some of their pastry selections, so I would choose that way. We would sit and chat over coffee and pastry each morning and while the croissant looked tempting I always chose something with a calorie count so that I could keep my food journal. When we ate lunch I would choose large salads with the dressing on the side. I'm not a lover of chicken in my salad so lots of veggies would help me keep full until dinner. We were on the go the whole time I was there so it was bottled water every time we left her apartment and small snacks between meals. I suggest whole grain Pringles (cheese or cool ranch are my favorite). Dinner was our splurge each night but never over the top and never desert (but we don't usually order desert). In fact we did get these wonderful looking caramel brownies from Amalie's (this great little french bakery, sandwich and coffee shop in the NODA area of Charlotte) we put them in the fridge at Sarah's and never ate them, I guess it was just nice to know they were there. There is this wonderful local fast food chain called Cook Out. They have the best burgers, but be careful, they let you choose the sides and you can get coleslaw (its delish) fries, hush puppies, a corn dog, chicken nuggets and a bevy of other things. The burgers are cooked on an open flame and I believe they are cooked to order, I had the bacon cheese burger, fries (they dont overload you with fries) and coleslaw. It was very good, $3.99 and included a drink.

All of this "off the wagon" eating kind of scared me. Although we didnt over eat and there was a lot of walking involved, I wasnt sure I wanted to step on the scale this morning. This said, I'm happy to report I have lost another pound.

13 pounds down, I hit the teens. That's 52 sticks of butter and that's a lot of butter.

Tomoorw Tom and I celebrate 11 years of wedded bliss. Im looking forward to going to going to our favorite restaurant for dinner. These days another challange means another lesson.

Until next time, Im going to keep on keeping on.