This little behavioral experiment has both gone by quickly and achingly slowly. At this point in the experience, I think Lisa and I have adjusted fairly well to eating healthier, fresher foods. Perhaps we could even be like many of the individuals who brazenly state, "I eat like this all the time!"
I think the greatest challenges of the process has been when we get into a sugar/junk food craving. For example, seeing Dominos pizzas on sale for $5, or wanting ice cream, or chocolate chip cookies. It's hard to say no to stuff like that, and we tried to work around it at times by purchasing rice cream and rice flour and mostly unsweetened chocolate...but nothing compares to the highly processed utter deliciousness of tablespoons upon tablespoons of sugar, butter, and high fructose corn syrup.
It's also difficult to adhere to the program when we are away from home. For example, being at a fair, like where we were today. Fortunately we were able to subsist mostly off of nuts and berries sold at vendors for high prices, but there were absolutely no acceptable meals. So I bent a little bit and got a "walking taco," which had Doritos chips and some cheese. I'm not proud of it, but I was very hungry.
Similarly, preparation time for these meals is much longer. And simply being prepared is important--having lots of fruits and veggies on hand at all times is necessary. There is no bread and peanut butter and jelly option for us. The simplest meal for us to make so far has been omelets, which, while simple, cannot compare to the ease of making a bowl of cereal (or again, a sandwich).
Soooo....just a few more days to go. Thanks for supporting us, those of you who have been.
