I'm still beaming about my progress last week. I was actually pretty surprised by the result. My calorie count was actually not as low as I wanted. I had a dinner party with some friends and an obligatory drink-and-bitch session with a friend who is going through a rough time.
The dinner may have not actually affected my calorie count that much though. It was Korean Samgyupsal, which is basically fatback thrown on a grill served with side dishes. Since I'm a vegetarian, I got to let the boyfriend go to town on the pork, and I was stuck with the side dishes. Since I'm trying not to be a total food-measuring weirdo in front of my friends, and not stuffing yourself is SO not done in Korea, I thought I'd play it smart and stick to the things I know to be low cal. So I gorged on grilled mushrooms and garlic wrapped in lettuce and cucumber salad, and took it easy on the potatoes, rice and bean paste. So it was impossible to really track, but I don't think I did badly.
As far as the drinking session, I don't think the alcohol calories did me any favors. However, my crazy teacher friend admitted to me the reason she's lost so much weight lately is because she has been on a "I don't eat anything anymore, I just drink." diet. So I didn't have to worry about her wanting to order food, but I am trying to talk her into changing up her diet before her liver falls out of her body. (I have to admit though, she does look great.)
Stay strong out there! (...and watch those alcohol calories.)
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