Piggy in Moderation

As my Facebook profile so proudly presented, I was in Washington, DC this last weekend, which pinacled in a trip to Morton's to celebrate my birthday. Well, my birthday is not until August 29, but there will be a lot going on, including my sister's wedding for which I get to make a wedding cake (long story, and more on that in a later post) Regardless, I went, and enjoyed a great meal.

I justified it with the 7 miles of walking (tracked by NikePlus) and all the related calories burned. I have been very cognizant of the 80/20 rule. Someone once told me; "Everything in moderation, including moderation." That's been the key to my ELMO program. If I cheat on a meal, then I get 5 "mini-meals" (not the McDonald's kind) to get back righted.

So tonight was Tuesdays at Michael's again. That means a cheat meal. As much as I wanted to munch down the entire steak, the sweet potatoes, and the salad, I could barely fit part of the steak into my stomach. I think it has shrunk. I am hoping that translates to the same level of weight loss in 4 sessions. I finished 228 miles in the fist six weeks of training. I have 129 miles in the 3 weeks so far, so I think I am on track from that perspective. I don't think that I have been too much off the same eating patterns, so I might be ok. It has been hard to get rid of the paunch, though. I may not do so well on the midsection measurements. Argh! I want to know!

The piggy above is the candle holder at Morton's. So cute.