Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 240 (probably going on 300!) lbs.

Well, I managed to still weigh 240, despite yesterday’s wine touring and eating marathon. It was a delightful day with two out-of-town friends and two in-town friends, as well as my husband, who did most of the driving. Although I don’t and didn’t drink, touring one beautiful winery after another on a sparklingly beautiful 75-degree day, in the Finger Lakes region of NY, was amazing and wonderful. I did nibble on the many foods that my friends saw fit to bring to help prevent too much drunkeness due to having an empty stomach for even one minute. Dorothy in particular brought enough food for a family of 90, and made sure we were all aware of it at every stop sign, light, corner, and turn. I succumbed to a little homemade zucchini bread and some grapes, but passed on some of the other delicacies. I also brought nuts and some cheese sticks for my higher-protein needs, but still managed to get hungry enough to get what was probably a low-blood-sugar headache, and was relieved when we finally stopped for dinner at a lovely place along the route. I ordered the broiled seafood platter that came with the salad bar and a baked potato, and ate heartily of much of it.

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