Heading in the Right Direction

Weigh-in was this morning, and I am delighted to report that the nasty little arrow is heading in the right direction. The scale I have is an old crappy one, and I have my doubts about it, but it even looks like I lost more than the 2 lbs I was hoping to lose. I'm being conservative, though, and calling it 2 lbs for now. I will pick up a more readable/reliable scale this weekend and see what it says.

Dieting is easy right now, actually. For once, we don't have a million dinner engagements, parties, etc. so I can just treat food as something I need to keep going during the day. That is not the way it will always be, given that my DH is a dream in the kitchen and is always coming up with something delicious. Hopefully, by the time we get to the next occasion, I'll be better prepared with portions and a little more in control.

I think that's what made me start getting serious about dieting - the complete lack of control I was having. I couldn't have cereal in the house because I treated the box like a serving. Same thing goes for ice cream. Just completely out of control - and the compulsive behavior just had to stop.

I still need to get serious about working out. I'm up to one day a week right now, but aiming for two and so forth. I just need to get into a routine where it's what I do at a given time, and that's that - like a theater date or something I'd actually enjoy.

Speaking of theater, the Mozart was lovely last night. They did feature a soloist on the double bass during a Vanhall piece (not a composer with whom I'm familiar). He got a standing ovation, but I didn't think it was all that great. The Schubert was pretty, and the Jupiter Symphony was outstanding.

Since my DH has his weekly role-playing (a D&D derivative) game on Saturday night, I may have to run over there on Sunday to see him. I want him to see Eating Raoul, which I have from Netflix, and I don't want to clog my queue holding onto a film when I could be getting through my Inspector Lynley mysteries!

For the first time in a very long time I feel pretty good. Life is quite nice right now. Friends and family are doing well, and except for a few things I need to take care of like seeing my Dr. to make sure that my glucose level is nothing to worry about and that my arm pain is really just a pinched nerve that a chiropractor or some such doctor can handle, things for me are good as well.

Nothing to report regarding recipes from last night, since the pork will last me quite a while. I'm one of those people who can eat the same thing every day (as long as I like it) and enjoy it. It's probably the reason I can re-watch films I've seen a hundred times if I love them - like Laura, which I watched again just the other night.

Looking forward to finishing my latest Nero Wolfe mystery and getting to bed early tonight. Fridays are the best days for catching up on the sleep I miss all week.