My friend is visiting for a week or so!  She just got in yesterday.  This is good because she is incredible and I love her to bits and pieces.  This is bad because, well, food.

I went to the store and stocked up on relatively safe foods.  Negative calorie foods.  (I'm not sure I really believe in that concept, but I feel better buying them.  Plus they are all fruit and veg, so all pretty low-cal anyways.)  A grapefruit, a mango, 2 apples, 3 peaches, baby carrots, pre-sliced broccoli and cauliflower, some lettuce mix.  Also some Fiber 1 yogurts because I am supposed to be eating high-fiber because of the kidney stones.  And then I made a special trip to EarthFare and got some Arctic Zero.  If you have not heard of Arctic Zero, go check it out.  Right now.  I'll wait.

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See?  Incredible!  An entire pint of ice cream for only 136 cals.  Best ice cream ever.

I also have shirataki noodles.  I like to keep them around at all times.  If you get the tofu kind they are 20 cals per serving, but they compare more favorably to actual pasta.  If you are hardcore and get the pure kind, they are 0 cals.  I get the pure kind and it's not really like regular pasta, but I kinda like it anyway.  You do have to make sure to rinse it incredibly well or it tastes a bit funny.

I really have no money right now because rent and road trip and getting stuff for grad school and down payments and security deposits for apartment for grad school, etc.  Two people owe me money (quite a bit, actually), but that and all the money I have in the bank has pretty much been apportioned for stuff already.  So hopefully I'll get away with that excuse whenever we go out to eat.  The only exceptions will be when we visit the cafe where my housemate works or if D insists on paying for something.

Also, she gets up later than I do, so I can get away without breakfast.  And I am at the lab at lunchtime, so during the week I can probably get away without lunch too.  So the only real meal I will have to eat is dinner.

I think this'll be ok.  I'm trying not to stress about it.  I've been doing so well lately; I just can't undo all that work!  I'm ahead of my loss goal for this week...so if I stay the same or even if I gain 1-2 lbs, I am still on track.  I can do this.  I can.

Let's be strong today, lovelies.  <3