We flew home. I ate and drank everything available on the airplane. I figured that I must have gained at least 5 lbs. during my stay in Florida, so what the hell, might as well enjoy my flight and start afresh the next day. Much to my amazement, I lost a little over 2 lbs. in Marco Island. Wow. So I am trying to analyze this. What did I do that saved me from gaining weight? Hmmm, I never ate off plan for breakfast or lunch. I kept dining out to a minimum – three lunches and two dinners. And I exercised a lot. Sometimes we played tennis twice a day. That’s at least three hours. Now I could beat myself up by thinking, if only I hadn’t overeaten I could have lost 10 lbs. while I was away. But I am not going to. Congratulations to me, I have now lost 57.6 lbs.

On the flight home, Clark and Lewis help me enjoy my ice cream sundae and brandy

The first thing we made upon getting home was fish tacos. We made them out of cod, used corn tortillas and topped them with cabbage, cilantro, fresh salsa and non-fat yogurt crema. These were served with black beans that I enhanced with spices and salsa. It is good to be home.

Fish tacos and black beans