The past couple of days I have been working late and haven't posted, so I'll catch up just a little bit. Weighed in at having lost 15 lbs (you'll notice I've sneakily avoided saying how much I weigh so far) for the past 3 days, so it seems I have reached a plateau. I'm fine with that, but it's very encouraging to see the weight change when I weight myself every day, so I'm going to see if I can drink mostly water and juice and avoid food until dinner tonight. I'm going to my mom's house to (hopefully) enjoy sashimi and edamami, and the company of my family, which is always a treat. Maybe I'll see if I can cut the eating back a little bit more, just for the satisfaction of seeing the pounds fall off a little more. A pound a day would be awesome! But I'd be happy with about half a pound a day, too. Or something, rather than nothing. We'll see how that pans out.
Yesterday I went to a friend's photography exhibit (which was just beautiful), and had two Ritz crackers and a glass of wine for lunch. The wine tasted so intense at first, but in a good way. I'm still amazed every day how new and sharp my sense of smell and taste are. Eating things is like eating them for the first time. I can see how this might make it hard to eat very small portions, but luckily I think my stomach is still pretty small, because I feel full very quickly.
Dinner at the caffe last night consisted of about a handful of romaine with sliced red bell pepper and cucumber, and very light olive oil and red wine vinegar, which was delicious and amazing. I just have this new appreciation for food, and it makes me feel like I was totally taking for granted before how... special it is, for lack of a better word. It's just so much nicer to savor it and think about the food itself when you're eating it. For example, the cherries I ate for breakfast are from Chile, where it's summertime. I thought about the person who might have picked them, and that they probably ate one or two while they worked, like I would have. Before, I probably would have eaten them on the go, or eaten like 20 of them. But when you eat very little it's just more meaningful, I guess.
Anyway, I'm off to see what I can distract myself with today before dinner. I'm excited to eat fish!! And see my mom : )
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