In October and November of 2015, I walked the Camino Francés, one of the traditional pilgrimage routes to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. It was a deeply emotional journey, with far-reaching implications for my life, and I’m slowly but surely capturing the memories and musings here on my blog. Read the entire series…
Tag: food
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
One of the most sumptuous and satisfying meals of my life – housemade spaghetti with clams, my own bottle of house white, crusty Italian bread, and off to the side, the remainder of a fresh octopus salad. I took this photo last June as I sat along one of the lagoons in Murano, enjoying the sound…
Day #13: Attack of the Chocolate Croissant
OK, so no chocolate croissant yet, but I woke up with visions of the most flaky, buttery croissant, drizzled with dark chocolate and overfilled with milk chocolate creme. I made a chocolate protein shake instead, but was only able to choke down about half of it before giving up, even though I even used coconut…
First Post Since Turkey Day
Today’s Weight: 154.8 lbs. Today’s Mood: Ack! Today’s To Do List: Long. Oh so long. I’m OK with my weight, considering I’ve been avoiding the scale since Thanksgiving, thinking I was surely over 160 again. I’m back on the wagon, though – no snacks or sugary drinks, no bingeing, no more carb heavy meals, as…
25 Days
Today’s Weight: 157.4 lbs. Plateau’d again. It’s the least I could have expected. I’m a little scared about today, since I’m supposed to go to a happy hour going-away thing this afternoon for a friend of mine, and I really don’t want to screw up today. I have too much work to do this afternoon…
27 Days and Counting
Today’s Weight: 158.6 lbs. I haven’t been measuring, but I will next Monday. I’m losing weight pretty rapidly now as a result of doing all of the things I’ve been too lazy to do since I moved to New Orleans: restrict my carbs, no snacks (but I eat 4+ meals), no cheese, no alcohol, drink…
Nighttime Rituals
It’s been a long day, and I’d like nothing more than to close my laptop, turn off the living room lamps, and head toward the bedroom. I worked hard today, and accomplished some great things: an important presentation and accompanying handout for my boss, 2 miles on the treadmill, another 45 minutes of spin…
43 Days: Morning
Today’s Weight: 161.4 lbs (really? argh!) Today’s Measurements: check the side bar for ‘My Stats’. My arm is .75″ larger, and my tummy is larger too, but that’s most likely due to bloating, as it is that time of the month yet again. Does it seem like it’s always that time of the month to…
Compass & Quill 