Bryan read about this diet in a book he got and wanted to try it out. I, being the supportive partner that I am, told him I would do it with him for at least a few months. The main theory is that we are not allowed any carbs, along with a few other restrictions. I have to be honest and say that I’m not a huge fan of it, yet – but it is working. Slowly but surely, the pounds actually are coming off.
We can’t have rice – which used to be a huge staple in our meals, so the lack of it is very noticeable. We also can’t have pasta, fruit, dairy products, or alcohol. Actually, the list of what we CAN’T have is longer that what we CAN have, and all of it is tilted more towards his preferred diet than mine.
They do allow for a “cheat day” however, where you can have anything you want, which does make it a little easier. We have opted to make Sunday our cheat day so that we can continue with the Sunday Sourdough Pancakes. That has been a tradition in our home since we moved out here, so being able to keep it going is definitely a plus.
We’ve also decided to make Sunday our Game Night! We take turns choosing which game to play and have a special desert to go with it. This was prompted by cleaning out an old cabinet and moving all our board games down from the attic, making them a lot more accessible.
For our first Game Night we make Ginger Cookies and played Guess Who. This is actually a game for children – but it was pretty fun, regardless. We couldn’t possibly eat all the cookies, so ended up freezing half of them for next Sunday.
On our second Game Night we played one of our favorite card games called Phase 10 – and of course, ate the rest of the cookies.
Our third Game Night was an old favorite: Cribbage and Cake! Who doesn’t love either of those, I ask you?
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