TheWeaver님의 저널, 2018년 11월 2일

Trying something just a wee bit different: Several months ago, I went to a nutritionist for diet advice since I was borderline Type 2 diabetic. She gave me an exchange diet based on 1200 calories a day. It was great! -- included the two things I crave most (nuts and wine), BUT I didn't lose any weight. Why? Because we go out every Friday (today!!) and I do a mini-binge: not over the top but I do indulge a bit. Well, I apparently have NO wiggle-room whatsoever -- short, female, old -- even though I work out hard almost every day. So. . .I dropped the daily wine and sure enough the weight started to come off. Then. . .dinner with friends. . .wine appears. . .special Halloween meal buffet in the (retirement center) dining room. . .etc. So, a couple of days ago I did something I have never, ever done before: I emptied half a bottle of wine down the drain! Wow. And I was OK! Get it out of sight. Get it out of the house if possible. But, today is Friday and we're going to our favorite BBQ place. Breakfast just now was two brown rice cakes and 1 oz. of Vermont Smoked Cheddar cheese. Lunch will be roasted veggies (brussels sprouts and cauliflower) with hummus. Dinner will be whatever I want, but no sugar, which luckily does not call to me. I may or may not continue to track; I would so very much like not to have to track.