With all those fad diets out there, I've always told the Misses I wanted to write a book called "Eat Less, Dumbass." That's kind of what we're doing with BFL. Eating less. So far, it really hasn't been that bad. During the week, we're eating the same meals we ate before BFL, just not an over sized portion. And since we're eating less, it means we have leftovers to bring in to work rather than a boring sandwich. I'm pretty sure it's even saving us money.
The hard part comes during the weekend. In the old days, the weekend meant three days of gorge fest. A typical meal was three servings worth of dinner, two sides of bread and a bottle of wine. Three nights in a row. No matter how good you are during the week, those weekend's will kill ya (or at least expand your waistband). Now that we're on BFL, we get one "free" day rather than three. Is it hard to cut back? Sure it is. We both miss the big pasta dishes on Friday, pizza on Saturday, and steak on Sunday with a dessert every night. On the other hand, when we avoid gorge fest, we feel so good when we wake up Saturday morning, and Monday's seem a little more manageable. No restless night from too much eating or drinking. No staying up way too late to make more time for eating. Don't get me wrong, I spend all week thinking about how I'm going to indulge on my free day, but I'm starting to get into the eating less, dumbass.
But food tastes so good!
ReplyDeleteThis is the hardest part of living - given that most of us are not working manual jobs, we do not need nearly as many calories as a typical American diet contains.
It is nice to wake up feeling good on Saturday morning, isn't it? I've got t relearn that lesson :-)