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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / New Friend + Sighting

August 6, 2008

New Friend + Sighting

After running errands all afternoon uptown, I met a blog reader for dinner: Jeannie! She’s a triathlete from Pennsylvania + New York. A shout out to her friend who recommended she read KERF too!! (Hi!) I almost forgot our photo but remember at the last second – whew. Thanks to auto-timer, we snapped one along East Boulevard 🙂

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I also had a quasi-celebrity sighting tonight! A girl came up to me while I was waiting in the restaurant and said “Are you Kath?” I thought it was Jeannie at first since I didn’t know what she looked like, but turns out she is a reader who went to Davidson and graduated two years before me, and another Davidson alum sent her the blog. But it was still really cool to be recognized in public by someone I didn’t know! (Hi Jessica!)

I was in a red-wine-kinda mood, so I ordered a glass with dinner –

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I don’t like restaurants that don’t bring complimentary food to the table (i.e. bread or crackers). Hmph! 🙁

But I had a delicious Seared Ahi Tuna Salad with Avocado and Mango for dinner. At first I thought it was too small to fill me up, but it was actually the perfect size. I was still craving some grains though.

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A bunch of sauces on the side. I fork-dipped the dressing in the back left with my salad and tasted the others (one was soy sauce and the other was a mystery!)

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Dinner left me REALLY thirsty. Gonna go chug water and get cozy on the couch 🙂

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  1. sarah says

    August 6, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    mmm, i heart seared tuna.

    and i wanted to say about your response to my pullup question that you are still DEFINITELY a hero in my eyes for being able to do 4 unassisted! the day that i can do one i will throw a huge party.

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  2. SH says

    August 6, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    That looks like the perfect size for dinner… not too much. And for me, no bread would probably be better because I will just eat and eat and not stop!!

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  3. Fit4Life says

    August 6, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    HI KATH!! i just got back from the hospital, and i missed your blog SO much! i was uber excited to catch up on all your posts, and look faward to reading the rest! (i guess i just cant take too much KERF deprivation :oD) have an awsome day!

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  4. goalie30 says

    August 6, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    yummy salad but i would definitely still be hungry; i’d probably be eating an ice cream cone right about now for being so “good” at lunch and dinner with salads all day 😉 you have some definite self control/discipline!

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  5. Amandamoo says

    August 6, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    Mmmm… the salad looks lovely! And the red was a great choice… mmm… good idea chugging water, here I go off to the kitchen to get some!

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  6. Laura says

    August 6, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Hey can anyone help me out!? Is Kath’s email

    [email protected]

    I was very confused when she put what it was-Thanks!

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  7. Laura says

    August 6, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    Wait it probably is since it turned into something you can click on…

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  8. Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says

    August 6, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    Haha, I always love when there is complimentary food on the table.

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  9. Andrea says

    August 6, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    so cool that you were recognized!! you’re an internet celebrity 🙂

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  10. Christie says

    August 6, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    I love having variety in my meal liek the salab with the difference ingrendients, especially mango and avocado, as well as the diff sauces.. I always eat my dinner with an array of (healthy) condiments!

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  11. caitlinbo (see bride run) says

    August 6, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    yay you’re famous! so fun! i remember a few months ago you mentioned that you had hit the 1 million page views moment, what’s your daily views?

    enjoy the couch! 🙂

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  12. caitlinbo (see bride run) says

    August 6, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    laura – yes i think thats her email. she doesnt spell it out so she doesnt get a bunch of spammers.

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  13. ModelBehavior says

    August 6, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    That would be so crazy to get recognized like that, how fun!

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  14. A. says

    August 6, 2008 at 11:47 pm

    Kath,

    The only way to gain weight is to eat 3500 EXTRA calories, right? I went a littttle crazy with the snacks tonight and want to moderate it healthily tomorrow (i.e. exercise, maybe listen to my body & eat a little less) but if you have any tips for how to move past it & not dwell on it (& you may have definitely addressed this sort of topic before)? Readers, any thoughts as well?

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  15. Trish says

    August 6, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    Hey Kath! I have a question about “good fats.”

    I understand that fish has polyunsaturated fats, which is good for you, but what about the skin of a fish. I don’t really care about the thin skins, like on salmon. I’m actually worried about the thick skin, like on a catfish, where its visible, thick and jelly-like. Should i take it off or is that where all the nutrients lie?

    Thanks in advanced!

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  16. Claire says

    August 7, 2008 at 12:23 am

    mmm i miss seared tuna salads!

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  17. C says

    August 7, 2008 at 5:46 am

    That is so funny your were recognized in public! You are an internet star!

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  18. Kim says

    August 7, 2008 at 6:33 am

    You have a public! 😀

    The salad looks lovely; nothing goes better with Ahi tuna than avocado. But not putting bread or flatbreads on the table is a little creepy – I always suspect they just don’t want you to fill up on bread and then not order as much from the menu.

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  19. Sammie says

    August 7, 2008 at 7:22 am

    I am sure you have been tagged a thousand times but you are now tagged 1001. ; )

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  20. Anna says

    August 7, 2008 at 8:04 am

    One thing I like about Indian and Mexican restaurants is you can always count on a basket of pappadum or tortilla chips. Bread is hit or miss, unless you are at an Italian restaurant, where they nearly always serve it. I’m glad I’m not the only one who misses it when it’s not there.

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  21. Little Black Dress says

    August 7, 2008 at 8:06 am

    Kath, that is awesome! Also, that salad does look lovely but I get really grumpy too when I don’t get free bread.

    Also, A- the very best thing you can do is just to eat healthfully and normally today- do not restrict your meals and make sure you get all of your food groups in. This will keep your body working. If you skimp on meals today, your body might try to hold on to the extra snackage or you might get too hungry and eat the wrong thing. Everyone eats a little bit more than normal on some days- it’s just how our bodies work. The best way to not let affect your weight is to accept your humanity, enjoy when you do splurge, and continue to eat healthy afterwards. Good luck!

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  22. Hot Garlic says

    August 7, 2008 at 8:10 am

    Sorry I keep commenting so many times, you just blog about really interesting things that make me want to get up on the ‘ol soapbox and talk about!

    How fun to meet one of your readers! I don’t have readers that look at me like that {yet…?} but there are several bloggers I would love to meet because I admire their blogs and it would be a lot of fun.

    The salad looks tasty!

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  23. Allison says

    August 7, 2008 at 8:40 am

    I am always a little bitter when restaurants don’t bring out something. But that is especially true because I have kids and it keeps them happy to have something.

    To A. – I agree with Little Black Dress. Don’t try and restrict today because that will just lead to more eating later. Just listen to your body and eat when you are hungry.

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  24. Kath says

    August 7, 2008 at 8:50 am

    caitlin,
    Apparently I missed 2,000,000 – my Stats say I’m up to 2,934,665 pageviews! But that’s in 11 months, so it’s been a lot of time.

    A.,
    You are correct – 3,500 ABOVE maintenance. A week on vacation might do a nice dent, but one day shouldn’t contribute much. Just get back at it tomorrow (today) with healthy meals. Skip alcohol and dessert and focus on fresh foods. And a sweaty workout will work wonders! You’ll feel normal again ASAP.

    Trish ,
    I actually don’t know much about fish skin – but I eat it on salmon for sure because I like it. I don’t think it contributes much in the range of nutrients so I’d say eat it if you want, otherwise just skip it. I don’t know what that jelly stuff might be, but unless it tastes great, I’d skip it.

    Sammie ,
    Thanks for the honor, but I’m not one for chains 🙁

    Hot Garlic,
    🙂 I’d be excited to meet you!

    Kath

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  25. cookienurse says

    August 7, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Kath, love your site! I get terrific ideas to plan my own meals as I try hard to lose weight…thank you!
    Here is my haiku for you:
    “Greens, fruit, nuts, protein,
    Makes for a satisfying
    meal for me today!”

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  26. A. says

    August 7, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    Thank you Kath, Little Black Dress, and Allison–you were all very reassuring and helpful!

    Reply

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