Day 107: Brussels Sprouts and Wine
Posted by sbd4sbp on July 31, 2008
I was so upset about my weigh-in/scale setback yesterday that I forgot to post this pretty picture of Tuesday night’s dinner. I finally made those kabobs I bought from Whole Foods the other day, and I paired them with this amazing brussels sprouts recipe. Neither Hubbo nor I had actually ever eaten brussels sprouts before, so this was kind of an adventure. Apparently they are some of the healthiest food in the world, so we (I) decided to give them a try. I thought they were delicious! I didn’t use the pine nuts the recipe called for because I didn’t feel like buying pine nuts for one dish, but they were still great.
Anyway, I’ve decided that today I will be optimistic. I have found one thing that I can be glad about with the fat new scale purchase: it might help me to stop weighing every day. Seeing where I am and feeling this disappointment could be just the thing to keep me from stepping on that scale every morning. Also, knowing that I’m going to see the losses in smaller increments (tiny 0.2 lb increments instead of 0.5 lb increments that feel like they actually mean something) might help. We’ll see. As of this morning, I was down (up?) to 194 lbs; I haven’t decided yet if I will weigh in tomorrow or not.
And just for the purposes of being self-aware… I’m pretty sure that it’s the booze that has been bringing me down. For the most part on this diet I’ve been extremely moderate (oxymoron?) with my drinking. And I’m still not going out to get drunk or anything like that. But in the past week or ten days, I have had several glasses of wine. Usually no more than one per day, and red – which is allowed in moderation on SBD – but still. Things that are allowed in moderation shouldn’t be had every day; that’s just not moderate. And so I will make a point to cut back on my wino-ing. Maybe wine once a week from now on – that seems moderate enough for me.
slowfit said
I find that that glass of wine can be very satisfying in the evening, better than desert. Let us know if you end up missing it.
Joe Average said
That looks like a recipe that I’d like to try. Thanks for sharing.
I described one thing that I’ve found useful for tracking weight, allowing me to continue weighing myself daily but not get caught up in the ups and downs that are normal.
My wife also was going down in tiny 0.2lb/week increments until she started using it. It’s helped her to see through the normal ups and downs and see what’s really going on. She’s progressed to about a pound a week now.
The normal ups and down that you see in daily weighing can jerk your head around if you let it.
Thanks again, and best wishes.