My happy weight

This single girl has officially reached her happy weight. But it's about seven pounds more than I want it to be.

Over the last couple of years as my marriage was falling apart, I got skinny (for me at least). While I tried to figure things out, I hit some pretty low points. I stopped feeling. Food had no flavor, and I had to make myself eat. And I usually love good food. At the lowest points, I got down below my high school weight. My ass might have been smaller, but I felt like shit.

If you've been reading my blog, you know I'm in a good place now. In fact, I'm pretty fucking happy. What would be even better is to lower my happy weight a little. I'm not obsessing about it, but I absolutely can't bulge out of the three pairs of skinny pants I bought recently. And I want to feel good about myself next time someone sees me with those skinny pants off.

Since I've been single, I exercise more and eat much healthier - lots of fruits and veggies, few carbs or sweets, and very little red meat.

And I eat salads every day.

When I'm happy, I like food. My problem is outside of meals. If I'm at happy hour at a Mexican restaurant, it's tough to turn down that frozen Margarita and the chips and salsa - yum. I'm hungry on those late nights when I get home after 2 a.m. Of course. Anyone would have the munchies six or seven hours since eating last.    

But if I have to eat one more plate of lettuce like the one I'm eating now, I think I will turn into a sheep. Seriously, I chew the greens and feel like I'm in the middle of a flock chomping on grass. Even with veggies, boiled egg, a little avocado and tasty low-cal dressing, it's still just a plate of lettuce.  

So, to move my happy weight down a bit, I added two extra laps around the park to my run today. Next time, I'll have red wine instead of the margarita. I'll skip snacks between meals and make myself go straight to bed without stopping in the kitchen after a night of partying.

But what to do about lunch? What else is there to eat for lunch that's filling, tasty and healthy too? What more can a single girl do to lower her happy weight? Help!

Love to the single girls,
Addison