Chef's Night Out

What an awesome night we had last night!  I was given tickets to Chef's Night Out, which is an annual benefit for Food For Lane County (check it out here http://www.foodforlanecounty.org/).  It's an event where over 50 area restaurants, wineries and breweries come together and provide samples of their food.  All proceeds go to Food For Lane County and let me tell you... it was AMAZING.  Steven and I had an absolute blast!  You would think we ate a ton, but since all the servings are a single bite (or two maybe), and we made the concious decision to stay away from pasta, we actually didn't eat any more than we would have had at dinner.  But every bite was delicious (minus a weird smoked fish taco that tasted like tobacco... won't be going to that place anytime soon).  We even skipped majority of the desserts, and those that we did try, we only took a single bite instead of eating the whole thing.  Huge steps!

Here we are on our way out:

So after our rest night (and a fabulous, fun one at that!), tonight was the start of week four.  After three weeks of this journey, I'm really seeing a difference.  Not only in my physical appearance, but in my mental and emotional state as well.  I'm calmer, I'm more patient and I'm happier.  Not eating all the crap, taking care of myself, and working hard are really changing my life.  Steven feels the same way.  We've got a long way to go, but I'm pretty happy with the path we are on.

Oh... and getting up early in the morning?  Yeah... really not my style.  Did it twice, hasn't happened again.  A snuggly baby and a warm bed keep me firmly anchored until the final buzz of the alarm forces me out of bed.  But that's okay. 

Push forward, whatever goal you have.  You can reach it.  We are, a day at a time.

Much Love!