ONWARD!

The scale today still says 195. A disappointment. I'd hoped to see a 4 in there somewhere. Ah, well! Onward!

Yesterday:

7:30 AM, the usual cup of English tea, still with 1/3 less sugar. Can't seem to do without the sweetness, when it comes to tea.

9:00 AM-ish, breakfast. One egg (usually two) on one piece of toast (ditto). A cup of coffee with no sugar and no sweetener. A grape salad--we seem to have ended up with five different kinds on our refrigerator.

10:45 AM, gym. 20 minutes on the elliptical walker, followed by an hour's workout with Shanna. Returned home quite tired.

12:30 PM-ish, lunch. A half can of tuna, chopped tomatoes, cottage cheese topped with green onions. No bread.

Out and about (buying new bed!) until later afternoon.

4:00 PM, one half apple with peanut butter

Before dinner: 4 tortillas chips, large glass of mineral water (Ellie tells me it has corn syrup in the mix--looks like this is something to avoid now that the bottle is finished).

7:00 PM, dinner. Half sliced BBQ chicken breast with beet greens and one small roast potato (with butter). One glass of white wine. This bottle, too, is now finished. I choose NOT to open a new one for the time being.

No dessert! No idea cream!

It's easier to make the better choices when the mind is not preoccupied with other things and the body is more restful. Would have killed for a nice, calming shot or two of vodka after a day out in the Orange County maze of malls and department stores. But did not. Either kill, or pour myself a nice cold glass of vodka!