Days 11-15

The past few days have been busy as per usual.  I have not done a great job of working out, finding that I value an extra hour of sleep over working out.  I made up for that today by walking all over downtown, and am thinking that tomorrow I will get up to work out.  The only issue is that I have done something to my back, causing a shooting pain all down my left leg that is accompanied by numbness.  Odd. I spoke to a doctor, who told me to be extra careful when working out these next few days.

Aaaaanyway, I weighed myself today and have lost 12 pounds in the past 2 weeks, heck yeah! I think the portion control and cutting out bad foods has had a lot to do with it.  So I am gonna keep trying!  I had a pretty great weekend with close college friends from out of town.  We ate some amazing food, a lot of which is below.  Don't worry, I was good with portion control as well as fat content, except for the small piece of cake I had at dinner.  I have been really good lately so I think I deserved it! Haha

The above food was lovingly and artfully prepared by my friend Jimmy on Friday.  It was delicious!  Black beans, corn, and corn/beef enchiladas.  Save for the sauce (which I didn't get much of) I think that this dish was relatively healthy.  I was also sure to eat a spinach salad and drink water with the meal.

Last night for dinner we went to Acre, a relatively new restaurant in town that serves upscale contemporary fusion cuisine.  It was delicious!!  First I had the lobster lasagna which was fairly healthy, save for the sauce.  I find that sauce is usually the part of the meal with the most calories, so ask for it on the side or get light sauce.

I got a smaller potion of the gnocchi for my main meal, since I had already had an appetizer.  I was also careful not to eat too much bread, it isn't great for you and fills you up too fast.  The gnocchi had a brown sauce, fresh green beans, tomatoes, and chanterelle mushrooms (my fave!). The portion was very filling and so good!

I also had a cocktail, a berry martini.  This was just vodka (100 calories per shot) and a berry puree, which was just pureed fruit! Not too fattening and SO GOOD.  Seriously, go to Acre and get it.  You will not be sorry.

I was craving something sweet after my meal, so I ordered the chocolate desert.  It was small but packed with flavor and deliciousness.  It was my bad thing this week, and it was totally worth it!

This brings us to today.  I went walking downtown with a friend and got a great deal of exercise without even realizing!  We then went down to walk along the river, ending up climbing all the way down to touch the water.  We skipped rocks for awhile and I took this amazing photo:

There is no reason that you cannot enjoy your exercise!

It's been a touch couple of weeks with school and work stress, not to mention being careful to eat well at all times.  I cannot tell you how many times I have been stressed and wanting a big ole piece of chocolate cake.  Good thing I don't have it in the house! I know that if I buy a pint of ice cream to eat over a few weeks I will sit there and eat the whole thing.  So, no bad things for me!

Here's hoping for another 12 pounds, and many more!