celebration and "recovery"

Before my husband left town again, we went to our favorite Italian restaurant on The Hill for our anniversary dinner.  I had been craving Dominic's wonderful steak tartara -- i've never been anywhere that makes it better!  But of course, i ate a few things i'm better off without, and i'm not properly back into ketosis yet.

Sometimes, you just HAVE to suspend the rules, and when you do i believe you should enjoy it to the utmost.  I started with a Sidecar; it's one of those classic cocktails which usually isn't "corrupted" with modern mixers like that nasty HFCS-laden sweet-sour stuff.  Brandy, Cointreau and lemon juice.  The tartare next, then a spinach salad with house-made dressing (HOPE they used a reliable olive oil), lobster risotto, saltimbocca and asparagus enjoyed with a delicious Oregon pinot noir, and a few bites of a shared dessert with decaf.  [sigh of remembered satisfaction].

Some wheat "snuck" in:  i can feel it in my knee.  I'm meekly bearing the pain though, knowing that i earned it, but not really regretting what was an outstanding dinner.  All in all, i didn't do much actual damage (according to the scales), and we only indulge like this a very few times per year!