a small victory

first and foremost, the running is going really well. we finished week three (a little beat down, but we finished), and we begin week four tomorrow. after we clean today, we're going to lift weights at the gym and perhaps do a little, mini, teeny weeny jog.

but the victory is in the food. we have not gone out to eat in about...three weeks? which, if you know us, is a HUGE deal. admittedly, we got subway 6inch sandwiches one night we went to a choir rehearsal, but i mean, a 6inch sandwich? we're not counting it. ;)

yesterday, we went up to idledale -- our spot -- and were both pretty hungry. so she took me to her favorite restaurant, which is of the italian persuasion, and i ordered something i would always order: fettucine alfredo. why not? it was our combo lunch and dinner and i didn't mind splurging just once.

the salad came, and i ate the whole thing -- so delicious. then our meals came, and i looked at it, and thought, "wow, that's a lot of food."

i can't remember the last time i thought that about any meal. so i started eating -- and it was delicious -- and i probably ate 1/4 or 1/5 of the entire thing and said, "i'm so full."

and i was. i didn't eat the whole plate of pasta. i then commented to nik, "a month ago, i would have eaten all of it," to which she responded, "all of it and mine."

so, a small victory. eating at home has changed my eating habits for the better...and i'm down 8 pounds as of this morning. super duper!

No restaurants for us...

I just asked Nicole if it's been a week since we've gone out to eat, or had any meal outside of our home, and the answer was yes. It's probably been longer than a week by now.

I like the life we're building for ourselves; it's healthier in many ways. I'm glad to be home with her at night, eating whatever is left over or something new or a bowl of Golden Grahams, and just talking with her, playing with our dogs, or getting ready to work out together.

I have no desire to eat at a restaurant, either, which is VERY strange for me. I love food. Hence, I have plenty of weight to lose. But I am not craving restaurant food or fast food or anything of that nature; I just want to go home, make a salad, and run for thirty minutes. Not bad.