February 15

Post 743, Day 46 of 2013
 - and 777 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Travel after work. Somehow, I didn't factor in the seasonal early arrival of darkness, and I am very tired after my hour-longer-than-I-figured drive to Westchester County. I'm getting old. 

There was a time when I could set out on an all-night drive on a whim, and be none the worse for wear at the end of it. Of course, those drives were in the context of a life without schedules, a life without responsibilities.

My motivation for this drive is dinner at a new restaurant with good friends Jeanne and Gary. 

It has been a long time since I've seen them - and they are dear, loved friends. I find them both in much better shape than the last time I saw them - two years ago? These are warm, vital creative people, and I love them dearly. My long weekend vacation is off to a wonderful start.

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         206.2 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     207.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 0.8 lbs

Diet Comment

Yesterday's midnight snack probably reduced the amount of weight loss a little, but other than that, seems to have had no effect.

Today, I will be having two meals out. Going back to Ling-Ling for more of the same, after Al's last-minute cancellation, meeting friends for dinner, and probably eating out the rest of the weekend, as well. I will also not be weighing myself until next Tuesday, February 19th. This is the downside of the otherwise lovely weekend of visiting that I have planned.

If I weigh less than 209 pounds on Tuesday, I will consider it a victory and something of a miracle.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Simple Cocoa-Kale shake (Almond milk, kale, cocoa, vanilla whey powder (24g protein),  cinnamon, stevia-inulin blend).

Lunch
At Ling-Ling's Chinese Buffet and Grill:

Brussels sprouts, kimchee, and, from the "Mongolian Grill", my go-to dish, pork and chicken with bean sprouts, cabbage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers, snow pea pods and broccoli.

Dinner
At Tagine in Croton-on-Hudson, NY:

Fish filet tagine (not shown: spicy carrot slaw and quinoa pilaf). Amazing! Delicious.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  44 oz,  Water:  140+ oz.

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