Oh and in case you don't know her, Bosco is a Cat.
Day 6 of the diet and am still on, am actually quite surprised of myself, two weeks ago; over a cup of coffee (or was it tea?), and a delightful conversation, i mocked the very idea of a carb-free diet, and now am more convinced, as days are going by, that this was actually a good idea.
The no-bread craving is the good part actually, as far as sugars ago; am a nut! I usually do tend to go on such diets and eventually give up to the temptation of over-indulgence; yet here, i can indulge, but the foods you are allowed will fill you up and no longer will that appetite butt-in, a practical realization for myself that crabs, the bad kind, are the true reason for my appetite, doing without, am craving food less by the hour.
Loving the creativity in snacks this program is forcing; Almond Yogurt & almond crusted chicken do come to mind; while the latter was an utter failure, the former was a hit; the semi-sweet almondie flavor crashing with the smoothness of the yogurt (i use Activia, surprisingly fulfilling considering the pack size), heavenly!
So how was the first 6 days...
My patience was severely tested on Thursday; having several family visits up my sleeve, we started with a soothing ride down the airport road, greeted by the orange-red horizon of dawn; i managed to refuse Juice, Cake, and Tea; pretty easy Ha? Will do keep in mind i was going 12+ hours on a green salad and 18 almonds, you'll understand.
On we went to the next one, a family reunion, and MAN we have lots of kids in the family (Masha'llah :)), another blocked Pistachio Ice-cream (Booza Arabia), 7 or so rounds of chocolate goodies, mixed with Arabian Sweets (Baqlawa and the sort), and still i resisted, that WAS a tough Day!
The next couple of days went quite well, with ease, mind you, the peanut butter jar did end up a couple of days sooner.
The weigh in is in less than 48 hours; Wednesday Morning.
Warm Wishes from a Carb-less Dude,
ahmad
keep up the good work... but DON'T EVER QUIT the "7aleva"!
;)