Things I ate this week and still lost weight:

• Three slices of pepperoni, tomato, and olive pizza.
• Fettucine with sauteed zucchini, shrimp, and cherry tomatoes in a lemon sauce.  (recipe coming up)
• A passel of fried calamari rings with cornmeal breading and crab seasoning.
• Broiled kabobs of lamb, squash, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes.

Not what, how much.  I’ll repeat it over and over.

Nothing notable this week.  Weight loss has tapered to about a little more than a pound a week, while I was clearing nearly two pounds before.  I need to exercise more, I think – I’ve been lazy.

Eleven more to go before my stage one goal.  Then I’ll see if I can maintain that weight for a while before trying for another 10-15.  I’m really aiming for 200 or below.

According to BMI, I’d be at the high end of “normal” at 185.  Which is insane.  There’s no way on this earth I hold that weight for any amount of time.  With the German and Czech gene pool I’ve got going for me, the best I can aim for is “stocky.”  Even when I was younger, going to the gym, and in better overall physical shape, I was never 185.

Notables from this week:

• It’s berry season – we went out and picked a couple pints of blueberries and almost a gallon of ripe blackberries yesterday.  Fruit betties – slightly sweetened fruit baked with a breadcrumb topping – are not bad dessert choices.
• Long derided by the more snobbish wine drinkers, Italian Pinot Grigio, especially from the Valdadige DOC, is a great summer wine.  Somewhere between the mineral austerity of Sauvignon Blanc and the rich fruit of Chardonnay, it’s a wonderful picnic wine and does an admirable job accompanying light summer foods.
• It is possible to put together an incredible and satisfying high-end meal with considerable portions and still come in at under 800 calories.  You’ve seen part of this already with the Caprese salad.  More to come.

Link it up:

• Butler’s Orchard – Farm market, pick-your-own berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries), cherries, peas, pumpkins, and apples.  Just south of Damascus, MD.

Moderation, folks.  Balance the really good stuff against high-bulk, low-calorie foods.  I eat really tasty things, and still manage to lose weight.  It can be done.