A breakthrough!
Today was a strange day at work. They had the meeting for the long term care insurance. You know, the one that Kent and I can’t have... as a couple. It still irks me, but I’m a big boy. I got over it. And, I had actually forgotten about it until the announced the meeting over the loud speaker.
My colleagues asked if I was going. I said, “When pigs fly!” They said, “Well, they are having pizza. At least go grab some pizza.” But, I had my dignity to hang on to and wasn’t about to give that up for a piece of pizza.
The rest of the day I was bummed out. I was going to just go home after work and do nothing. Kent was going to dinner with a graduate student (since he’s on the search committee, it’s kind of a duty he has to perform), so he isn’t going to be home until after 9:00 tonight.
I had a 4:00 meeting with some people to talk about some really boring stuff. But then it happened. I walked into the room, and one of the attendees to the meeting looked at me and said, “Bill, have you lost weight?” I said, “Well yes. I’ve lost ten pounds.” She said, “I thought so. You look good.”
That made my day. In fact, I left after that meeting and instead of going home to sulk in my troubles, I went to the gym and worked out for 45 minutes. It’s nice after two weeks of dieting and working out to have someone say that they’ve noticed a difference.
After work, I went for sushi. It’s not fattening, and is just the right amount. It was my way of saying, “Good work Bill!” 
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And don't forget Osaka in West Hartford Center. We haven't been there in a while, but it's good too.
Brina,
There are a couple of places I go for sushi. I go to Higashi in Manchester or Min Ghung in Glastonbury. Min Ghung is a bit broader in it's menu selection as it's more "Asian" cuisine. Higashi is Japanese only.
I like them both, depending on my mood.
I'll do that Jon. Now that I've been on the diet a couple of weeks, I've found that when I do go out to dinner, I can't eat as much as I used too. I've gotten used to eating less it seems and it takes less to fill me up. Working out is getting easier also. I can do 30 minutes straight on the elliptical trainer now.
hey Bill.. you should pick up a book called 'The Abs Diet' by the editor of Men's Health magazine... it's about eating MORE not less but still losing weight! I think you'd like it! :)
Oh and congrats on the 10 pounds! :)
~jon
Hey, that's an accomp0lishemnt! I'm managing not to gain but no matter what I do, losing isn't happening. My diet for the last ten or so years has been lean chicken and fish, lots of green and non-starchy veggies, fruit, and controlled complex carbs. Oh, well--very happy for you!
Good work Bill!
I gave up on Pizza and all other junk food about ten years ago. Besides the health benefits, I can now look down even more on mainstream society :)
Seriously, good work!
Dan
Congrats on the 10 lbs, that's a lot of work. Where do you go for sushi (I'm in CT too)? :)