Efforts must be redoubled.

Day 40. It's been a while since I've blogged, but things have been going relatively well. About a week ago, I was on a pizza kick. For some reason, I decided that real cheese was acceptable. Urgh. It is not. I think I was just feeling lazy and overwhelmed both with work and cooking. I find that if I don't take the time to get ready for the week over the weekend, I tend to get off-course diet-wise pretty quickly. No excuse, I know. But it's all about progress, right?

On a positive note, I managed to stay vegan at a work happy hour, going away party for one of my best friends where the adult beverages were flowing a little too freely. The bar had some pretty yummy hummus, which I gorged myself on.

I'm planning our Valentine's Day menu. Chris and I are going to do small plates instead of a big meal. I'm thinking of making:

• Vegetable potstickers
• Basil and balsamic vinegar bruschetta
• Stuffed mushrooms
• Phoney-pepperoni rolls
• Chocolate Bundt cake

I've also got to do some menu planning for this week so I don't have a repeat of last week's laziness.