So far...okay...

So, I've been "dieting" for a little over a week.  I really don't like that term - but I guess I'm eating low fat food, counting calories....yeah, I guess that counts as dieting, huh?  I broke down and purchased a scale.  The good news is that I don't weigh more than I was guess I did.  The bad news is I don't weigh less either.  *Shrugs.*  

I also have to mention Daily Plate. It's a great place to track calories and it's SO easy.  You just type in "Corner Bakery Club Panini" and you discover that it's 1040 calories (yikes).  Can I just say, I really didn't expect certain things to have the calories they do.  Honestly, most bread has over 100 calories a slice.  While I have no desire whatsoever to cut all my carbs (can't do it, sorry), I get why it's effective.

So on the food front, I'm doing okay.  Last weekend Vincent & I went up to Big Bear with Amanda, Ben and their adorable 1 year old Noah. We went out to dinner and I was good, I gave up the yummy fettuccine alfredo: 

In favor of the cheese ravioli with meat sauce:

Now, the pasta was...okay.  It was fine.  There was nothing wrong that some Parmesan cheese didn't fix.  But, dang it, did I regret not getting yummier dish...especially because I bet with all the cheese I added, that the Alfredo sauce was not that much worse for me.  *sigh*

So, okay on the food front - I've been keeping at or below my target calories.  But exercising? Not so much.  Last week I walked a half hour the 3 days that Vincent was working.  I've been fighting that nasty cold that's been going around, and this week, I haven't walked once.  I don't know what I'll do next week.  Thank goodness I finally have a job (hooray!) but I am guessing my exercise routine (hah!) will fade to nothing.

But no, it won't.  I'm working about 2 miles away from Amanda's.  There is no reason I can't walk there after work on a regular basis.  Right?  I can keep this up.