Without even really knowing what I'm in for, I can't wait for the "real" part of the PCP diet to get started. This 1/2 thing is very hard for me. I rarely sit down for a meal that begins with a full plate of food in front of me. It's a little here, a little there. A handful of noodles while I'm cooking for the kids, a couple of pretzels as I'm doling them out, etc. etc. I understand why we're doing it, and it's definitely made me more aware of when and how I eat, but I think I'll be much better off knowing exactly what kinds of things I can eat, how much, and when.
My husband and I went out to dinner last night and I realized how much easier it is to eat halfsies at a restaurant. I started with grilled scamorza cheese, tomato jam and baby lettuces (most likely NOT part of my PCP diet:) and the pasta special: beet tagliatelle with cabbage, provolone picante and some other delicious ingredients that I'm now forgetting. The highlight, definitely, was dessert - a sticky pumpkin tortina (basically, a really gooey cake) with vanilla gelato and raspberries. WOW! So delicious. I was very good at eating half and passing the rest on to Doug. Great meal. No photos, the place was really dark.
Tomorrow we're making marinated flank steak and probably something with cheese:) I'll take photos...
I spent a lot of time this morning at the sporting goods store getting the additional things we'll need for this. WOW - it's now my 2nd time in the store and I can't believe how many different types of CRAP are for sale. Thigh toners, wrist strengtheners, stop watches, balance balls, medicine balls, and of course, my all time favorite - the Shake Weight. I don't know anything about anything, but would imagine that 90% of that stuff is crap and a completely waste of money. Happy to get my resistance bands and push up bars and get out of there.....
I can't believe you didn't get a shake weight! Those commercials are so obscene.
ReplyDeleteI love having the grams prescribed and just following it--feels so good to have someone else in charge, even if you may be a bit of a control freak in other ways. I hope you find the diet soothing, too.
Come on, obscene? I was thinking of a different, yet similar word. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhen I went to the store to get our bands, I had to endure a couple of guys showing off with the kettle balls: "hey, can you do a single arm press with a 45 like this?" Ugh...
And when I went I was there for 20 minutes and not a single sales person talked to me! Oh well, it gave me a chance to look up reviews of everything they had and take my time about the whole thing. Then I came home and ordered my bands on Amazon!
ReplyDeleteGreat job splitting your restaurant meal - sounds like Doug made out OK too!
Ian - would you call the Shake Weight for Men obscene? http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c5dc530ca7/shake-weight-for-men
ReplyDeleteI had to check a couple of times to make sure it wasn't a spoof, but it's REAL...
Erin - no one talked to me either, which was good. I'm sure if I said, "I just need a jump rope and resistance bands" the sales person would have tried to sell me much more!
I saw a SAUNA SUIT today at the store....seriously? A SAUNA SUIT?
ReplyDeleteI escaped NYC and am now PCPing in Boston!
HAha-the shake weight. I've only seen a commercial for that late at night!!
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