Diet Coaches/Buddies We had late dinner on the patio of salmon steaks - a fav - to complete an on-plan day, CREDIT moi. I took the dishes inside while DW returned to her gardens in the fading light. I can certainly report that
The Girl on the Train was a page turner; I couldn't put it down until I finished it. But then, I'm a sucker for
who-done-its. It takes place in England where the protagonist frequently goes out to the off-license; I had to google 'off-license'. Turns out that isn't an illegal place to buy wine, it's a licenced place to buy alcohol for consumption off site. When you want to drink a pint of beer, you go to a place with an 'on-license' which, however, is called a pub. At first I had difficulty following the plot. The story is told in the first person. But, with no change in style whatsoever, that person changes from chapter to chapter. The speaker's name is the name of the chapter which I ignore when reading a novel. Since I missed that, I was really scrambled; I would have expected to hear a difference in the style of the speaker but there is none whatsoever. Summary: Page turner that leaves no lingering issues to ponder - a summer beach read.
Walked, CREDIT moi, to Dunkin' Donuts for bags of Dark Roast coffee (off-license, I suppose) and then to Trader Joe's to get pecans. I had their FREE sample of roasted potatoes and veggies rather mindlessly. I declared it to be my afternoon snack. It was small. It tasted like roasted potatoes and veggies. Oh, Well. I walked briskly past Whole Foods knowing that my Resistance Muscle was compromised and that I'd probably gobble whatever was offered.
onebyone Just love reading,
"All is well and on track." Thanks for the picture of a joyful bowl.
Erika (eusebius) It's just amazing that progress with clothes fitting better leads the brain to produce the Sabotaging Thought that now is the time to stop working. Kudos for recognizing that.
maryann - Wishing you well with the patience thing - that one is a challenge for me.
Karen (karenrn) - Hope you can concentrate on hiking at
Sequoia instead of just looking up and gawking.
curlyjax - Kudos for avoiding Ben and Jerry's and Kudos again for working on the issue of how much to eat to avoid hunger. I was surprised to read in Beck that it's common to project that we'll be hungry in a situation where that really isn't likely.
Sandy (love2garden) - Where did you previously go camping?
SuzLen - Yep, Mexican restaurants are a challenge when the chips appear as you sit down; they're a bigger challenge when you arrive late and hungry. Hope it went well with the future in-laws.
Diane (diane1102) - Yay for conquering the Avatar. Neat strategy to cook the night before so that dinner isn't just planned, it's ready.
Readers -
Quote:
Day 39 Keep Up with Exercise
How Claire Changed
After a few weeks, Claire started to get a sense of mastery. Soon she felt comfortable enough to stop working with a personal trainer and start working out on her own. She transformed her view of herself from a person who "knew" she was weak, had no stamina, and was incapable of sustaining an exercise program, to a person who kept getting stronger and stronger and knew for sure she would keep it up for life.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), pg 253.