Status Update

It’s been a week exactly since my last post. It was such a crazy week for me that I was definitely derailed in my posting on this blog. I did however each day in my mind think of something I wanted to say to you all, I just got sideswiped by life so to speak. I’m not going to go into a “story, I mean this is the blog about NO stories, right? However I will say I stayed committed to my goal even though I was extremely busy and somewhat distracted.

So let’s rewind a week ago…it was my 13th anniversary and my wonderful hubby and I were going out to dinner. I had a great plan for the day of eating low calories and exercising with my friend Jen in the morning. That would enable me to still go out for the evening and enjoy the night. We started out in Laguna Beach at Rooftop. It was very impromptu to go there. If you haven’t ever been its one of the most scenic spots on the Gold Coast! It is a bar/lounge on top of an old hotel on the ocean side of PCH. After walking up a couple flights of stairs you enter out through a door and from as far left as you can see is beautiful Blue Ocean and then as far right as you can see is beautiful Blue Ocean! It truly is a sight to see. It is one of the best spots to watch the sun set! We actually got lucky and found a table to sit at. It can be a very crowded bar most nights. As soon as we sat a server appeared asking what we’d like to drink. Wally ordered vodka on the rocks and I….drum roll please! I ordered a Pellegrino with lime. Yep, I did! I know hard to believe for some of you. I know you are thinking “that crazy girl in class didn’t order a drink?” Nope, no cocktails for me, remember? I publically vowed. We watched all the “beautiful people” (as I like to refer to them) drink all of their amazing looking drinks. I sipped my sparkling water as I watched the most amazing sunset I’ve seen in long time! I was asked by a few friends, how was that negative a cocktail? Even Wally asked me. Truthfully it wasn’t hard at all. I was (and am committed) but more than that I think it was easy because it wasn’t really about the drinks (or food) it was about the company I was with and also the beautiful view.

After Rooftop we went to dine at Sorrento Grille in Laguna Beach. A very good restaurant with a really cozy, quaint feel. Again I stayed committed to my plan. No cocktails, Pellegrino on the rocks, no bread, the server never even brought the bread basket to our table. Now normally I would summon over the server if each and every other table had amazing bread and butter and I didn’t, however on this night I didn’t. I never asked the server, I didn’t want that temptation and that is one of my biggest triggers! I mean one piece leads to another and then another and then I usually order a glass of red wine because who can eat bread and butter without wine?? And then before I know it the basket is empty! Side note: When I eat bread and butter the people I dine with usually ask me if I need some bread with my butter. I know some of you are saying YUCK but to me it’s delish!!! See what I mean, huge trigger! We shared some oysters on the half shell and then moved on to a salad that we shared, all very good and actually the kind of portions you are suppose to eat, you know, like airline food. We ordered Halibut and shared that too. And even though I know the entrée was made with probably more fat and calories that I would want or have making it at home, I really didn’t feel that guilty considering I was sharing and my portions were in proportion. The finale was we ordered Crème Brule. My plan was to take three bites and push it away. One delicious bite, two, then the last one…and viola, I stuck to my plan and pushed it away. Wally finished it and that was fine by me!

All in all, it was a very nice Anniversary. Nice to spend time with my hubby, nice to stay committed to something AND really nice to not have to unbutton my jeans at the end of the night!

I promise to blog more this coming week. I need to keep my eye on the ball! See ya in class on Monday!