Does Anybody Read This Thing?

Sometimes I wonder as I post on here - is anybody out there?

Well we are doing good. We went to dinner on Saturday night with Carrie and Dennis and Nile (and Ben - Shari's boyfriend?)- it was great! I was amazed at that restaurant... I ordered an enchilada and some rice and it was just $4.50. Good price!

We are anxious to go to Hawaii (June 3rd - it is getting closer..... I can almost feel it now). I went shopping on Friday to try to find a new swim suit and some good clothes for the heat... and it was a bit depressing. So: I'm making more of an effort to eat healthier and less. I'm reading a book called In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and basically the motto is: Eat Food, Not a Lot, Mostly Plants. And I totally agree. In my family especially, there seems to be a whirlwind of speculation and extrapolation on what is good to eat (these opinions seem to change from time to time and lessen my faith in their dependability). But essentially, I think that motto is a good one. So I'm trying to eat smaller portions and meals that mostly grew out of the ground.

My sister is basically of the same mind and has made me a wonderful little cookbook of recipes that are just that (low in or not including any flour, dairy, or meat, as she is allergic to flour and dairy and triest to eat as little meat as possible). It's great! Last night was our first dinner: beans and franks, yum! Michael and I are lucky to have married each other - our tastes are very similar (though I still consider it a bit tragic that he doesn't like Tuna... it narrows our dinner options). We both love beans and franks though, and they were fantastic in Jacque's tangy recipe! I'll post it later if anyone wants it (if anyone reads this hehe).

I don't think I'll look much better in time for Maui, but I'm glad I'm starting to do something! We bought groceries on Saturday night, and the lady at the check-out stand was telling me that she lost 200lbs! I asked her how long it took her, and she said 4 years. How amazing! And what patience she must have had. I think that's a big part of it: to take it slow and go down naturally. Michael is really cool about everything and very supportive. It's great to have someone cheering me on, but in an un-pushy way.

Wish me luck!