It has been about a year and a half “South of the Border” and living “la vida loca” … aka the good life on the beach. We’ve had an assortment of “visitors” and really enjoy the house on the beach. It is an amazing area and I still marvel that the 25 miles or so to town to go shopping is not creating an insanity bubble in my head. I remember places we’ve live in the past where 3 or 4 miles to shop was a major operation and carried massive anxiety. Now we drive the lane, the dirt road, the pot-holed highway and the main highway to get to our hunting and gathering places and then make the return trip. And we do this every Friday afternoon.
For the past year we have also had pizza almost every Friday night at our most amazing local pizza place “Old Mission Brewery” – it was “born” about a year ago on the hillside (about a mile of deep rutted dirt road to get there) and moved to a building a couple of miles from us last November. AND they closed 2 weeks ago in preparation for their move to a better location in downtown Ensenada (yes, better for them … not necessarily better for us). So, when they reopen next month we will have our Friday nights in town after our shopping.
The latest and most amusing is the DIET. If you don’t know about HCG, then check it out. You either take a sub-lingual or injection daily (we do the needle). Menu is based on 500 calories per day and is fascinating. I have taken on the role of “head chef” to add a bit of life to our meals … herbs and spices don’t have calories (and as long as they are not oil based are ok) and transform the bland into the “interesting” at the very least. Yes, there have been a couple of “we don’t need to do that again” things, but overall it is working out. I’m creating some interesting fat free things for us that fit in the limited choices presented by the diet. Can you say “some white fish, chicken breast, and lean beef”???
We can have salad, cabbage, cucumbers, radishes, onions. Dressings include apple cider vinegar and lime juice. Stevia is the redeemer that mellows the harshness of the vinegar.
The net effect is one of getting skinnier. I’m down over 20 in less than 3 weeks (and we had an “off the reservation” weekend with guests and eating).
