Day 2

Second day of working the plan and eating the food has been good. I attended a meeting this morning, met some very nice new people, did a better job of my meditation, managed to drive past Freeport Bakery without wanting too badly to stop in and have an almond horn or at least a muffin, and ate my planned meals all day. I did not make phone calls -- that is going to be a hard one for me (we are supposed to call other people in the meetings to touch base -- helps keep you on track and growing).

Today I learned:

1. I have even less concept than I thought yesterday of how much 4 or 6 ounces is with various food.
2. Things shrink when you cook them. 10.5 ounces of raw asparagus equals about 8 after cooking. Eggplant shrinks even more.
3. It is taking me very long to prepare and eat my meals. Professional cooks who probably always weigh and measure everything and still get it out fast are amazing! For a while when I was still plugging away at my dinner I felt something like when I was a kid and everyone else was done and I had to sit there and finish. That didn't happen often, but the feeling remains and the little kid was right there in my head tonight.

Alex sometimes eats the same thing I do with the addition of a starch and less veggie, but not tonight. Tonight I had baked tofu and he had meat balls. He also had a baked potato and butter on his asparagus. Needless to say....... He had Girl Scout cookies too.

I felt very positive all day and smiled at all the people and dogs I met on my walk this afternoon. We were visited by Jehovah's Witnesses, somebody Alex simply shut the door on, and a lady collecting for something to do with rides for kids. She may have been hustling us, but we gave her some spare change anyway. Now I think I will go out and solve this economic crisis.