More sunshiny optimism

It really is amazing how the weather affects one's mood. I've been feeling so good and optimistic this last couple of days and the trend has continued today. The sun is shining and I'm smiling and feeling really good about myself and my chances of success at getting healthy and, dare I say, slim. 

I'm planning a lovely, light seafood chowder for dinner. TMM can have bread with it if he needs to bulk it up a bit. It should be plenty substantial enough. I want to have a little less red meat and salt in our diet. So far this week, I've been within my allowance each day, and I don't want that to change. I know that my weight loss will be slowing down, now the initial weeks are over, so I want to maximize my efforts.

Well, dang! So much for that idea! I made the chowder. It was gorgeous.  But I ate A LOT of it. (I have said before that greed is my factory setting) so I went over today's allowance by 164 cals. Still under 1400 for the day, but not what I planned. Roll on a better day tomorrow.  Mind you, it was a helluva chowder. :-)