- It takes a lot of time to make menus and prepare food - although this is rather satisfying (the eating part). I've had incredible meals the last two weeks. Still - I've spent more time thinking about and preparing food in the last two weeks than in the last two months.
- Breakfast is the toughest meal. I've been craving eggs and yogurt. Cereal (hot and cold) doesn't cut it all the time. I need to transition into some kind of power breakfast drink.
- Eating out isn't all that fun. With no control over what goes into or on the food, you just never know what you're getting. I ate a carrot ginger soup over the weekend and as I was spooning it into my mouth, it occurred to me that the soup probably was made from a chicken base. I didn't ask. I didn't want to know. Also, when you go out to a burger place after doing a big ski and you're tired, you don't always read the menu so well. My portobella mushroom burger came with mayonnaise and I didn't even realize it until half-way through the burger when I noticed some white stuff oozing out from under the bun. So, not until day 10 did I end up having a confirmed party foul (I thought the burger was tasting suspiciously sinful).
I'm almost half-way through this experiment. In the last week I've had a nasty bout of gas (like you wanted to know). It's frankly been uncomfortable. Not sure if it's from the french fries I ate on Monday, the coffee without cream, or the anxiety at work, but wow - it's been rather intense. The first week was brilliant. My system worked like a charm and better than it has in months.
I also managed to do a big ski the other day - Quandry Peak with birthday girl Sarah Marcikonis - and my energy reserves held strong. Nothing like the week before when I was brought to my knees in hunger. I made some no-bake almond energy balls (thanks for the recipe, Emily!) and they helped charge me for sure.
Shall I start posting some of my favorite recipes?
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