Eating out and Losing it

Madrid, Sept, 2010

The weird thing is, whenever I go on vacation, I lose weight. It makes no sense although, yeah, I'm gloating about it. This was a trip I took to Spain in 2010. I was lost somewhere in Madrid, trying to find a little flamenco club. I stopped to eat at a Gallego restaurant. First course: Mushrooms. I thought they would be a dainty little hors d'oeuvre 

Madrid, September 2010

but this was a gallego sized portion. Next course, was a huge plate of jamón with greens and chorizo and potatoes. Why did I ever order two courses? 
I need to lose a few pounds, so I'm looking forward to my trip to Italy this year