Being Pragmatic

Finally, the storm is over and we have power back. How are you? How well did you fare during the storm? I hope everybody did alright.

Blogging here has made me more aware of the daily minutiae of my life and I'm all the happier for it. Each time I make a post I want it to mean something and I hope I make a good contribution here.

I've lost 2 lbs since I started here two weeks ago and I'm grateful that this site continues to bolster me when my faith is flagging. Over the past few months I've become more pragmatic about my heaviness.

In the past I would insist on buying clothes that were a size or two smaller than my present build that did nothing to flatter my figure. I would splurge on a bag of chips and a big pack of cookies in one sitting then immediately throw the discarded packaging deluding myself into thinking, "Out of sight, out of stomach." 

Tonight is the end to a long week. I am badly in need of sleep and I started this week planning to blog on Tuesday and Thursday. I missed my Tuesday date because of work that ran too long and unprecedented events that cost me a big chunk of data I needed for said work.

Even though all I want is bed and I'm torn between hunting for my phone and uploading all my photos here, I'll have to content myself with only a few images from a date I had with J two days ago.

The day after I weighed myself and found that I've lost 2 lbs, my guy and I decided to splurge on dinner and headed to Cafe Havana. On the day we first met we had our first dinner date in this place and up to know it serves to bring up fond rosy-tinted memories for both of us.

The place has a Cuban flavor and at night they have a live band that plays music to make even the most deadpan person put on his dancing shoes.

We ordered black bean hummus with fried banana slices for an appetizer and steaks for our main dish. For drinks I enjoyed a chocolada. Did I mention I'm a chocoholic?
 

Just to make it clear, I am not trying to derail my progress by burying myself in all this goodness. I don't often eat steak and have J to thank for introducing me to the rare pleasure of a slow cooked, juicy chunk of high quality protein.

Come to think of it he also introduced me to all my current junk food addictions. The turd! I kid. 

I did not finish this steak and had the leftovers for lunch the following day. I just wanted to share with everyone that you can still make progress with your weight-loss goals and still enjoy the "good" things in life.

My journey may be slower but being the more sensible person I am now I recognize that taking this route means I am happy everyday and not just on the day I finally shed all the pounds.