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Meatless Monday

I made a pasta, white bean, spinach and mushroom one-pot meal for Meatless Monday.  The spinach came from the garden, and there were hardly any leftovers.  Success!

Life Is Good

Very good!

Drink Ban

Personally, I think a limit on the size of sugar-filled drinks, such as the one Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to impose in New York City is silly, but it does give me an opportunity to rant. 

Why can't they offer a smaller size?  I don't eat much fast food, but even the so-called small sizes look to me like a sugar bomb tureen of soda and ice.  I do not need that amount of exposure to pop. Can't someone, anyone, offer an eight ounce or  ten ounce size?  I simply cannot drink that amount of liquid in one sitting, and sure, I don't have to consume all 24 ounces or whatever that passes for a small these days, but throwing the unused portion away is wasteful to me.

Weighed Down

At my last checkup in October, I was stunned to find meself tipping the scales at 245 pounds. I started carefully recording everything I ate, trying to keep my caloric intake below 2100 calories. I pretty rapidly lost 15 pounds, but seemed to be stuck at the 230 pound mark. Two weeks ago, I began to measure out the amount of food I was eating, especially at dinner, limiting myself to 6 oz of meat, no more than half a cup of starch, and as many veggies (usually 2 cups) as I want. I found that loading up on the veg kept me full, without piling up the carbohydrates.

I think its working. Got on the scales this morning and I'm down to 220!