Well I made it to the end of The Fellowship and am taking a breather before diving into Two Towers. As place filler, I've started Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin and also hope to finish The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, my copy of which was stolen from the reading room at work. I also had my copy of Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver swiped, which actually kind of blew my mind - who steals a 900 page novel set largely in Baroque era Europe? I've now taken to hiding my books, no matter how dry and unappealing I assume the subject matter to be.
In other news, I got a haircut, a flu shot, and I've put myself on a diet, which has been progressing very nicely. So far I've lost eight pounds. Mostly I've just been paying attention to what I eat, and how frequently - for a while there I was eating four or five times a day ... a little Hobbit-like actually, with breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, dinner at home, dessert, etc. I've also picked up my friend Jeremy's habit of drinking a large glass of water before eating. Of course, for me that translates into quite a few glasses of water during the day. Much like when I quit smoking, I'm finding that what works is replacing one bad behavior (smoking, eating) with an innocuous one (chewing gum, drinking a glass of water.) The major downside of this diet is that I drink so much water I find myself running to the bathroom every hour or so. And of course, as I write this, I'm starting to need to go right now. *sigh* The cost of beauty ...
Almost forgot the other thing that's making this diet not unpleasant (other than the satisfaction that comes from stepping on the scale every morning): Edamame. I think that steamed, shelled and salted edamame might be the best snack ever. High in protein, potassium and fiber, low in calories, delicious and filling. When I own my own bar, this will be the signature bar snack.
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