THE NEW ME

Monday October 5 - - 179 pounds - - still

I guess that's OK, but I was hoping for another pound. I knew that at some point I simply could not continue to lose at the rate of one pound every five days, no matter what I did. Now I think I have to reset my sights. So I'll be quite happy, if by the first of the new year, I am at 170. Because I have to get thru the NY trip, and all the holidays. Tough.
I did manage OK at the wedding, and that was really hard. No alcohol, and no appetizers at all. (That insidious glass of champagne sat in front of me for the whole meal.) Thank god I managed a cup of lite cottage cheese between the ceremony and the reception, because I bet we didn't actually eat until after 8 pm, and by then I was starving! Passed on the cream soup too. Had a mangy salad with no dressing and then the main course, which was basically meat and potatoes with a slight nod to some vegies. It was good, but heavy. So I decided to quit when I was not quite full. Left half of the mashed potatoes and some meat. Had maybe 1/4 cup of really good lemon sorbet, and coffee with cream, no sugar. No cake either. All this at the Westin Hotel near Schaumburg. Why am I detailing all this? So I can remember in the future. Life is in the details, they say.

Have been trooping down the Prairie Path too, along with that lunch out on Friday. At Sweet Tomatoes, which I dearly love. Had two salads and one fabulous baked potato soup. One of the things I like about the place is that the salads, which is their main thing, are not loaded with dressing. And you can always make your own.

And just to mention - yesterday a friend and I went to hear Sones de Mexico at College of DuPage. If you ever have the chance, don't miss them! They were so terrific, that I bought the CD sold in the lobby. Grammy nominated twice, deservedly so. Five men and one woman put on a solid two hour show, with all kinds of instruments. The dancing and costumes from the woman, especially the first number, an Aztec thing, were unbelievable. The violin player was a virtuoso. Rave, Rave, Rave. (a note: The lead singer was my oldest son's double. Really. One Juan Dies, heavier, but still) These people are amazing. Go see them.

Did not exercise at all on the 30th, and I could have. Should have marched around the cemetery, but no, this time I chose to have a cup of coffee. Bad. Dinner out Thursday nite was good too, but very pricey. Cost me upwards of $50 at 312 Chicago, a restaurant we both like at the corner of Randolph and LaSalle, that is so convenient to the Goodman. Again, no wine. But a nice piece of beef tenderloin, and I had to beg for a dish of plain Brusssels Sprouts, $5.00, Plus coffee, and a biscotti, no charge. I had asked for that too. Plus my friend and I split her salad, and I gave her some of my beef, and left a little. Where's a dog when you need one?

The play at the Goodman, "Animal Crackers" is another don't miss. It will be there til November 1, so go see it already. Joey Slotnik, who plays Groucho Marx, is dead-on. The nite we saw it one of the characters went up, stage talk for forgot his lines, and Mr. Slotnik ad-libbed and covered so well, that the character was hard put to get back to the script. We were laughing hard at many of the jokes and sight gags. Terrific evening. Kudos to the Goodman, and Robert Falls for choosing this production.

I know I marched on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Can't remember Friday.

Everything I read says I should be doing one solid hour of aerobic exercise every single day. That is hard to work in. Still have not been to a film in forever, one month now, no Art Institute Day either. I am suffering serious withdrawal here folks.
Although Sones de Mexico mad up for some of that.

I will not report in again until October 20th. We will be back before then, but I want to give my body some time to readjust. So I won't even weigh again before we go. I would like to lose some more but I think I will be grateful just to maintain.

65 days down.