Week 14, Day 2: Wobbling on the Program

Week 13 weight loss: 1.2 pounds. Better than a weight gain, I suppose.

Part of it was my anniversary blow-out: I was so not in the mood for programmed eating. So I ordered (and almost fainted to hear the words escape my lips) a Bluecoat martini, in-and-out, with three olives. Bluecoat American Dry Gin is a gin distilled here in Philly and is unlike any other gin I've ever had.

So, yes, the martini. And then the order of onion rings, which at the Union League is big enough for my husband and me to split. (We once passed a whole order around a table for 12: everyone had one and there were still several left over.) Plus the wonderful Union League rolls, two of them, copiously buttered. Plus a salad that was embellished with heaps o' calories -- little piles of walnuts, blue cheese, bacon crumbles. Most of the time I leave the heaps alone, but this time I ate them all.

And then the main course. It was a grilled cheese sandwich, I kid you not. Three kinds of cheese, plus tomato and (I think) bacon. It came with a lifetime supply of french fries, but by the time I finished the sandwich I was only able to eat one. This was accompanied by a glass of champagne, which the waiter assured me solemnly was the perfect complement to grilled cheese.

And it was. And I had no room left for dessert. And when I went home and tried to account for this train wreck of a dinner I concluded that I'd used all 35 of my bonus points for the week plus another fifteen.

For penance, I rode my bike. A lot. I think I did 100 miles last week. And I mostly stayed on program....except that my naughty husband brought home a bottle of the aforementioned Bluecoat American Dry Gin. I was successful, though, in restricting myself to a few sips of his martini(s).

This week isn't exactly off to a good start. I didn't ride much yesterday, just down to the Weight Watcher's meeting, and I lost my bearings and ate the leftover London broil I'd intended to have for lunch today. So a long bike ride is definitely called for, and we have planned an 18-20 mile ride that includes some big (for me) hills. I am hoping I can recommit to the program now after messing around with it.