battling the portion size monster within

dinner at the daily catch

last week in boston, i was pretty proud of myself for not only walking every-damned-where, but also for not eating every single savory thing in sight. not a small feat for me. look closely at this picture of my dinner from the restaurant where the hippie and i went on a date. (mine's the linguini with red clam sauce in the front.) it's ENORMOUS! easily enough for 2 - 3 people. and further, it was sinfully delicious! and you know--i loved every bite i took of it, but i stopped eating it when i was full--i probably ate a third of that skillet of goodness and then just stopped. i didn't even pick at it for the next 30 minutes while it sat there in front of me. and after dinner, i got a cannoli, but i only ate half of it. you have no idea what a triumph this is for me, people! small victories...