Day 10, Nathaly: dieting

Day 10 -- we've made it this far!  Can we keep this up for another 80 days?  It's not gonna be easy, but I think so. For me, the biggest bonus to keeping straight on the diet is knowing there's an end in sight. :)

Truth is, the diet is less hard than I would've thought.  I think it's 'cuz of all the eating - it's helped reduce my emotional eating cravings, but i'm really missing the salt.  Gonna have to jump on that lemon/vinegar/citric acid thing Kim's been talking about.  Will also recommended using lemon pepper -- so i'm gonna pick some of that up tomorrow along with a gallon of milk (we're going through that pretty quick!), some bulgar wheat & quinoa (new!) and more lean meat.

I've been enjoying eating local, in-season veggies (mostly zucchini right now) & fruit (heirloom melons and tree-ripened plums!) and have reached out to folks in my grad student community about getting my hands on some lake fish.  A friend is delivering some filleted white fish for me on Thursday (a by-product of her research!) and another has even offered to teach me to fish.  Fun fun :)

Ramiro and I have both noted that the program is (inadvertently?) helping shape our lives closer to what we consider "grown-up" life to be:  treating our bodies right with healthy foods and regular exercise, having regular sleep patterns, regular showers and even less of the dog begging at the table.  These seemingly-simple things are actually pretty big adjustments for us and we're glad to make them, so that's a definitely plus!

OK -- it's almost 10pm and I've gotta join Ramiro in finishing up our fitness routine.  Keep those recipes coming, folks!  Today I marinated 1/4 inch slices of eggplant & zucchini in balsamic vinegar and pan-seared them at high heat.  Very yummy.